There's more than enough straightline acceleration to drain the blood from your eyeballs, but what really impresses is how
well the chassis copes with so much grunt.
Not exact matches
The
chassis copes well considering the GLE Coupe's bulk and lofty stance.
The
chassis feels rigid and
coped well with enthusiastic cornering.
Shod with 235/60 18 - inch mud and snow tires, however, spring travel suffices to wade through potholes, damper action
copes well with the wavy stuff, and the entire suspension setup feels more homogenous than the
chassis of the Range Rover Evoque we brought along as a reference vehicle.
It sounds and feels all wrong, but to get the
best out of the GT - R you have to get a reaction from it, give it something to
cope with, to invoke the active - four - wheel - drive
chassis.
Engineers would lengthen and stiffen the
chassis to
better cope with the higher horsepower a turbocharged rotary engine would provide — about 400 hp.
Surprisingly the
chassis copes well, finding
good traction even in the damp in 2nd and 3rd gears.
The
chassis copes with gentle, rolling tarmac
well, allowing the body to float over less severe imperfections to deliver a decent level of comfort, but you're never too far from a harsher impact due to the larger alloys and low - profile tyres.
Yes, there's a degree of torque steer — and it could do with some harder pads — but it's testament to the Fiesta's cracking
chassis that it
copes very
well with the extra power, manages to put it down and makes very impressive progress.
The large diameter wheels and truck - based
chassis do not
cope well with rougher pavement though and the Escalade disappoints in its inability to iron out bumps and thumps.