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We've a local road that's good and twisty.
I've long been the kind of hot-rodder that builds the car to handle rather than for the 1/4 mile.
Although all I've done handling wise to The Beast is fix the suspension, it's shown itself to be wonderfully sure footed.
The gigantic Brembo brakes from the previous owner's mods are a bonus to handling too.
Tonight I left a C6 Z06 in the dust on this twisty road.
He's a friend and he doesn't DO twisty roads from what I've seen. He's modded his Vette to be very quick in a straight line and ignores the handling potential.
It means that I can get ahead and stay ahead despite fewer horses and more mass.
Once I'd gotten back on normal roads and set the cruise to 5 over, it took him 6 miles to catch up.
Bwahahahahaha!
It's almost as though the designers at GM/Holden knew what they were doing. :)
ReplyDeleteAlmost all the cars I have ever owned handled better once the suspension was returned to "as new" status.
There was that VW Beetle with the swing-arm rear, but by the time I had it everyone knew that lifting off mid-corner was NOT a good idea.
Modern GM has figured out handling, even V6 Camaros can hustle around a track and The Beast is on the same platform. Our 2003 Buick can get through a mountain pass that would have an 80s Buick wallowing all over
ReplyDeleteAh, designed for Le Mans and not NASCAR. I, too, prefer a vehicle that handles real driving conditions.
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