Not exact matches
Not only does this give us the chance to put the
cars through their paces on the FIA -
standard race track, which features a greater variety of
corners than you'd find pretty much anywhere else.
And because the suspension is stiffer
than in the
standard Swift, and the steering sharper, the
car loves to be pushed through
corners, where body roll has been virtually eliminated.
The RC F Carbon Edition includes all these features as
standard, plus suede - like Alcantara seats, a carbon - fibre bonnet, and a piece of equipment called a torque vectoring differential that helps with
cornering and stability at higher speeds — for # 10,000 more
than the
standard car.
It's heavier
than the
standard car, but the low centre of gravity means it feels secure and darts around
corners nicely.
The picture was clouded slightly by the test
car running on larger 17in diameter alloy wheels
than standard (16in) but the
car has a positive front end without being nervous and the back axle follows the front with precision and without stepping out unless you do really stupid things with the throttle while
cornering hard.
The extra weight of the estate body combined with the X-perience's raised ride height mean it does lean in
corners more
than the
standard car, but the difference is minimal.
It's # 3000 more
than the base
car, but that's a small price to pay when you get more power (the
standard car makes 247bhp), a Hyundai - developed»N
Corner Carving Differential», an active exhaust, and larger brakes.
But pick up the pace and the four - wheel - drive system mentioned above provides plenty of grip and allows you to
corner at much higher speeds
than in a
standard front - wheel drive
car.