Driving through curves
with midcorner washboard, wheel control is much improved with less skittering on the front wheels.
Not exact matches
The dramatically improved balance comes
with absolutely no penalty — the new GT - R is not only less upset by
midcorner bumps, it remains unbelievably forgiving, largely shrugging off bad driving while still responding to all of the driver's inputs immediately.
You have to stifle a chortle as the car defies physical convention, and then,
midcorner, its vast 285 - section - width front Michelin Super Sports (a brand - new Cup tire
with 9/32 of an inch of tread) claw into the surface and allow the driver to indulge the gas pedal.
This helps to flatter the driver
with phenomenal
midcorner grip and astonishing traction exiting the corners.
It corners impressively flat, and nasty
midcorner bumps are greeted
with a resolutely rigid body structure and a suspension that remains perfectly composed.
And while the suspension was capable of delivering joy on a smooth and sweeping back road bend, around town, amid the potholes and uneven pavement of San Francisco's streets, about the only thing the Veloster's stiffer suspension seemed to accomplish was to annoy our editors
with its jarringly stiff ride and tendency to wander over
midcorner bumps.
Gear changes happen at logical points
with rev - matched downshifts and programming that prevents upshifting
midcorner.
The softer setup lets the suspension absorb
midcorner bumps
with grace and allows a bit of body roll when cornering.