Exiting tight corners requires careful application of the throttle but faster corners are less of an issue and you can revel in the assistance from the LSD.
In fact, it felt quicker and smoother to
exit the tighter corners in a higher gear, letting the torque do all the work, instead of dropping down a cog.
Not exact matches
All cars will be near flat out in top by the end of the straight, and although the left is still a quick
corner, you do not really have time for a double shift in the distance between the
exit of this and the
tight right that follows.
It resists understeer brilliantly in the
tighter corners, just pushing as you chase the throttle, but then neutralising as you power from apex to
exit.
The ratio speeds up around
tight corners, and as the roads get more and more challenging, and you continue to push harder, it'll understeer ever so slightly, making way for predictable oversteer if you're too liberal with the throttle
exiting a
corner.
The tyres are wider than the regular saloon's, so there's plenty of grip, although the sheer amount of power on offer means that, despite the best efforts of the clever electronic differential, the car relies heavily on its traction control on the
exit of
tight corners.
It makes for some
tight cornering and huge grins, followed by some gentle oversteer if you're a touch overzealous with the gas pedal on
corner exit.
OK, so there's a touch of body roll on
tighter bends but there's so much front - end grip from the 19 - inch 245/40 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A tyres that it makes little difference to
corner entry and
exit speeds.
Meanwhile the VAQ does a great job of subtly staving off understeer, encouraging you to put your foot down even more to be «dragged» out of every
tight corner exit as it shuffles the power between the two driven wheels.