While on the surface it might appear very similar to last year's game, F1 2017 features
vastly improved handling, along with all the cars and tracks from this year's championship.
The Z51 pack also includes an electronic limited slip differential — which tightens up the rear end and
vastly improves handling characteristics.
Not exact matches
On the way we talk aesthetics (unique and
vastly better in the flesh than photos), Vipers (great engine, terrible gearchange, tricky
handling on the limit), Fighters (even better engine, miraculously
improved gearchange, utterly trustworthy
handling on the limit), car collector, publisher and evo friend Simon Draper (whose early - build car supplied many of the first driving impressions, including our first encounter with the Fighter in issue 078), and all that stems from an aerodynamics - first, aircraft techniques approach.
Jeff tells us his approach to smoothness is minimizing friction in the suspension, which
vastly improves ride and
handling.
In fact, drive the sixth gen and the fifth gen Elantra back to back and you will notice how
vastly the
handling has
improved.
They did, however, allow us time to appreciate the X1's
vastly improved ride and reasonably competent
handling.
The
handling has been
vastly improved with a new suspension setup which strikes a balance between ride comfort and
handling performance.
As you might expect you can set up your car to your heart's content and you can really feel these differences in the
handling and performance, putting on some soft compound tires is the most noticable difference with your cars
handling improving vastly, and with the Tire Degradation option turned on you can really feel the tire's wearing away as the session progress», it's these little details that really add to the experience.
It's clearly not a remake of either Colin McRae Rally or Colin McRae Rally 2.0 since it's missing vast swathes of content, hasn't got
vastly improved graphics and doesn't
handle like them, either.
Combat is a violent, brutal ballet of fisticuffs and impromptu weaponry, and while it's a
vastly improved experience over previous entries, it's still stiff, repetitive, and ill - equipped to
handle the swarms of foes Yakuza loves to throw at you.
The controls and
handling are
vastly improved, the transforming mechanic is a brilliant addition and the visuals and soundtrack are superb.