29-11-2012, 10:05 PM
There's a massive understanding between HANDLING and GRIP...
Handling =/= Speed at which you can nail it round a corner.
Grip =/= How predictable, balanced and supple the car is on the limit...
People get very confused between the two - they say things like - "My car handles really well, the speec at which you can take corners is phenomenal..." Where what they actually mean is "The grip my car has is unreal, I can take corners significantly faster than a stock car"..
I've often found that cars that grip insanely well are a TOTAL handful past the limit, wheras cars with low levels of grip are beautifully controllable and nice to drive whilst playing with the limits of grip... That's the difference between a 306 and an MR2 - an MR2 will probably get places faster, but a 306 you can have more fun whilst playing with the cars limits... A 306 you can poke with a stick and will warn you with either understeer or a bit of lift off oversteer and a massive grin on your face - an MR2 you'll have your face being torn off with cornering Gs and then suddenly before your eyes, you're in a hedge, backwards, in a ball of flames....
Handling =/= Speed at which you can nail it round a corner.
Grip =/= How predictable, balanced and supple the car is on the limit...
People get very confused between the two - they say things like - "My car handles really well, the speec at which you can take corners is phenomenal..." Where what they actually mean is "The grip my car has is unreal, I can take corners significantly faster than a stock car"..
I've often found that cars that grip insanely well are a TOTAL handful past the limit, wheras cars with low levels of grip are beautifully controllable and nice to drive whilst playing with the limits of grip... That's the difference between a 306 and an MR2 - an MR2 will probably get places faster, but a 306 you can have more fun whilst playing with the cars limits... A 306 you can poke with a stick and will warn you with either understeer or a bit of lift off oversteer and a massive grin on your face - an MR2 you'll have your face being torn off with cornering Gs and then suddenly before your eyes, you're in a hedge, backwards, in a ball of flames....
