Well to be honest.. i didnt encounter anything at all.... and i had it in the rain on the friday night, and i had no problem keeping traction thru the front wheels... Only holden and ford enthusiasts will use the FWD as a critisism... I dont know what car "Drive" reviewed but i had no problem keeping the 241kW in tact thru the front wheels... Remember toyota has more safety gadgets and things to keep the car behaving as they wish than any other car in its class.... Job well done to TRD. that's amazin man... you should bring it to one of the meets or something... what about keeping traction when cornering (ie understeer) how's that? oh and did you drive it without traction control (can you remove it)? Picks are coming, i just realised my digital camera is with my brother.... Will get it back tonight! Traction control cannot be switched on or off, apparently that is also the case with the standard aurions.... No understeer or oversteer at all, and i was taking corners at pretty high speeds... My wife has banned me from taking it to any meets, she says i still have my corolla for that!! FEMALES...they will never understand! But i might be able to sneak it away for an morning meet up or something! Traction control can be turned off. It is about a 13 step process to turn off traction control. Ask you dealer for help, they should be able to tell you. You will need to turn traction control off especially if you get bogged in soft sand. Seriously? That is wicked...i guess it would provide some sort of fun to have it switched off. But is it something i am supposed to know, or is it a way around it? because i dont want to switch it off and then screw something up electronically? Thanks for that info....will bring it up with my first service... I love the $120 service cost...that is a pretty good deal... You gotta love Toyota!