Not exact matches
My only concern is that
on the road, where you can't chuck the car into
corners on the brakes or
exit with the
tyres fully lit - up, that slightly conservative set - up in Corsa mode will make it feel less agile than some of the competition at sane speeds.
However, the wider, stickier
tyres, as well as the minor chassis tweaks, of the CS mean that it finds significantly more traction
on the
exit of a
corner than the old M4 could ever hope for.
Get
on the throttle hard at the
exit of a
corner and one of three things will happen: Sometimes you'll feel the
tyres dig deep into the positive camber of the road, wall of death - style, and slingshot you out like the car has just hooked an elbow round a lamp post
on the inside of the
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.
With lateral acceleration of up to 1.4 G and improved interaction between the
tyres and the intelligent all - wheel drive system, the Super Sport offers perfect handling and even more powerful acceleration of 1,500 Newton metres
on corner exits.
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.
Power - down was what I expected, with more weight, less
tyre and a bigger bump in torque making for an excitable rear
on corner exits.
When the traction control is removed, it now feels as if the ferocious power of the engine really is being channelled down to two small contact patches
on the rear
tyres, and anything other than the most precise throttle and steering applications when
exiting a
corner will cause instant wheelspin.
All round improvements to
tyre and suspension modelling are evident: you feel the car leaning
on the
tyres while
exiting corners, while the feeling of weight carried through the car gives ample opportunity for naturally correcting power or steering.