Almost literally — the firmness of the front end means that everything gets through, both good and bad, with bumps and
camber changes doing their best to tweak the wheel out of my hands.
Not exact matches
The front end bobs up and down quickly — a reminder that there's no engine there to dampen the suspension's motions — and the front wheels follow every dip and groove and
camber change,
doing everything they can to get another inch further from the scary engine in back.
It has constant
camber changes, dips, and turns and nary a house in sight, although our headlights
do pick up a few grazing cows at the unfenced roadside.
If there's a downside, it's that the Lotus's light - feeling nose doesn't give the Porsche's unwavering high - speed stability; it's just a bit sensitive to
cambers and surface
changes.
When going over bumps in a straight line, though, you don't want the
camber changing that much.
Doing so also better ties down the body vertically, which has a tendency to bob about over undulating roads with
changes of
camber.
The double wishbones help on - road handling, as
does a wider track and a
change in
camber angle to maintain a better contact patch on the road.