I have been reading up on the rear suspension of the new Fiesta, and I *think* I get it…..
As my Clio has a twist beam as well, I though there might be lessons to be learned here (though development was for road use mostly)
the well handling blog
I have been reading up on the rear suspension of the new Fiesta, and I *think* I get it…..
As my Clio has a twist beam as well, I though there might be lessons to be learned here (though development was for road use mostly)
My greatest automotive passion is classic race cars, any type, any era.
When they raced, they were the ultimate expression of speed, and by still being around they give us a window into a bygone era.
One of the best memories, is from the first running of the le Mans classic (Go if you have never been!……really do!)
Having just returned from holiday I was thinking, what do I want from a car?
What is with all the people doing a slow Scandinavian flick of sorts when taking a corner at slow to moderate speed?
Grip is not handling people, and too much of it for me takes the enjoyment out of driving the car.
The cars we drive are mostly used on the road where you cannot explore the limits of handling at anything approaching safe speed.
So, How do you measure handling ?
If you are a german and very gründlich there are probably hundreds of variables which can be measured, massaged, filtered to give some meaningful figure on a scale.
What is this nebulous thing called handling?
Why do some cars have it and some don’t?
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