Better Handling Geometry
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I don’t experience under-steer in my RS -particularly when really pushing on into bends. I put this down to the active torque vectoring and because I drive it similarly to my old Evo. A little bit of trail braking and then getting on the gas well before the corner apex to induce the torque vector system. For me, the front end stays nailed to the chosen line, and sometimes actually tightens the line depending on the rev band going through the bend – which then means taking a smidgen of steering off. It isn’t over-steer or sliding the rear, but it is the rear helping to tighten the car’s line.
This is actually the most accomplished asset of the RS Mk3 and by far the best part of the car and what drew me into RS ownership.
Absolutely brilliant in the bends, then… It’s just a shame that it is flawed in other ways.
Yours Aye
Mark H
Definitely see where you’re coming from Mark, completely agree that on the road where you might be pushing to 7/10ths of the grip, there’s always extra front-end grip to call on upon with some throttle before the apex. When you get that right it’s amazing to experience, but I don’t think it happens the same as at the end of the grip levels.
I’ve just been testing on a trackday at Anglesey and on the limit coming out of a hairpin after a sharp turn-in, more throttle just forces it wide with understeer and eventually oversteer at the exit.
Springs are next on the hitlist to stiffen things up slightly..
