What's most impressive is that much of the outgoing model's
tendency to understeer when pitched into corners at speed has been exorcised.
The car has
a tendency to understeer when entering the corner and oversteer when exiting.
While still somewhat hefty — the coupe tester weighed in at 1,733 kilograms (the convertible tips the scales at 1,800 kg)-- the 2011 iteration feels more nimble, with less
tendency to understeer when turning hard into a corner.
The car has
a tendency to understeer when entering the corner, a neutral behavior in mid-corner and an oversteering tendency when exiting the corner.
Not exact matches
When turning into or accelerating in a curve, the majority of the torque flows
to the outside wheel and pushes the RS 5 Coupé into the curve, nipping the
tendency to oversteer or
understeer in the bud.
When turning into or accelerating in a curve, the majority of the torque flows
to the outside wheel and pushes the four - seat convertible into the curve, counteracting the
tendency to oversteer or
understeer early.