The 599GTB HGTE is quite a handful on the track, not because of any flaw, but because the understeer we're so accustomed to
experiencing in street cars is almost completely absent.
From my very limited
time in the street car, I can say, yes, the new SH - AWD system does push you out of the corners nicely.
I'd agree that a vehicle with optionally locking differentials is more likely to be called 4WD, but many Audi and VW vehicles have had locking
differentials in street cars (for example).
Because a rear weight bias has a natural tendency to cause oversteer (a trait that is deemed
unsafe in street cars because it can cause a more severe crash) the geometry of the suspension and the springs rates are set up to limit traction at the front tires.
He then sets his sights on some of the Corvette's marketing along with the claims from Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter that «Its [Corvette Z06] aerodynamic downforce performance is massive and unlike anything we've ever
tested in any street car.»
The world is now
awash in street cars that can happily head out of pit row with no serious misgivings.
The GT4 also gets a new version of AMG's traction control system that's based on the system
used in the street car.
Blitzing GingerMan Raceway's back straight in the Lexus GS F at 120 mph all day is easy, but braking for the 90 - degree right hander at the end gets sketchy after a few
laps in a street car.
Not because I prefer paddle - shift
gearboxes in street cars, but because you don't have to take the damn thing in this case if you don't want it.
With this engine, Ford claims the bragging rights (for now — at least) for building the most power production V - 8 ever offered for
sale in a street car.
Its suspension is well suited for the track and the car inspires confidence on twisty roads with one of the most aggressive turn - ins that I've
experienced in a street car.
And the clutch on the test car was among the stiffest I've
driven in a street car — not bad in normal driving, but in a traffic jam, no fun.
I like the fact we're
in a street car, we drove it the last 10 miles to the circuit.»
JT; It's the exact same Gentex camera and monitor that are
in the street car.
That's probably because our ears have never before been treated to the sound of a nine - grand flat - six
in a street car, but forward thrust eases noticeably in the 750 rpm between the horsepower peak and the redline.