Guest
New member
I have noticed the following:
If you go into a corner on a trailing throttle or nervously, the car takes a wider line (understeers).
If you go into a corner accelerating, the car tightens its line.
This is the opposite way round to most other cars, where more power equals more understeer (until under severe provocation the back lets go).
It took me a while to work this out. When it was new I tended to be a little more timid and had trouble predicting the line it would take.
I put this down to weight transference, i.e. when slowing the additional weight at the front causes the front to run wide.
If you drive round a corner the car is well balanced.[] Due to the larger tyres it requires a bit of throttle to get it round without losing speed.
The front bounces a bit when going down lumpy B/C roads. It is clear there is not much weight in the nose. (Reminds me of the mark 2 MR2 a little).
It is not a problem because the steering lets you know what is happening, but it requires concentration (or driiving slower, which is obviously not an option[])
It is hard to get the traction control to come on, especially in the dry.
Getting the car airborne does the job, as does driving over loose chippings or gravel. When airborne it seems well judged and saves the revs rising, but on chippings it seemed a little abrupt. I actually thought there was a fuel pickup problem, since I was low on fuel at the time, till I saw the light come on.
Clearly winter and snow in particular is going to be the main test.
Does the ABS work in reverse (didn' t in my last two cars)?
If you go into a corner on a trailing throttle or nervously, the car takes a wider line (understeers).
If you go into a corner accelerating, the car tightens its line.
This is the opposite way round to most other cars, where more power equals more understeer (until under severe provocation the back lets go).
It took me a while to work this out. When it was new I tended to be a little more timid and had trouble predicting the line it would take.
I put this down to weight transference, i.e. when slowing the additional weight at the front causes the front to run wide.
If you drive round a corner the car is well balanced.[] Due to the larger tyres it requires a bit of throttle to get it round without losing speed.
The front bounces a bit when going down lumpy B/C roads. It is clear there is not much weight in the nose. (Reminds me of the mark 2 MR2 a little).
It is not a problem because the steering lets you know what is happening, but it requires concentration (or driiving slower, which is obviously not an option[])
It is hard to get the traction control to come on, especially in the dry.
Getting the car airborne does the job, as does driving over loose chippings or gravel. When airborne it seems well judged and saves the revs rising, but on chippings it seemed a little abrupt. I actually thought there was a fuel pickup problem, since I was low on fuel at the time, till I saw the light come on.
Clearly winter and snow in particular is going to be the main test.
Does the ABS work in reverse (didn' t in my last two cars)?