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XS
(ds3, ABS 1, Grand Valley 10 laps)
Sport Soft
Low Speed Corner:
Entry: Good turn in but feels heavy and unwilling, still a lot of understeer present
Mid: Holds the line well enough if you stay off the throttle
Exit: Feels a bit nervous on exit, coming 'On Boost' can make the car snap into dramatic oversteer
Comments: Not what the cars is designed for really, its never going to be nimble through the twisty bits but it feels like the springs are too stiff for the tyres causing a lot of lateral slip.
Mid Speed Corner:
Entry: Turns in well initially but straightens up almost straight away causing understeer
Mid: A lot of slip, doesn't seem to be able to hold grip at the front end
Exit: Quite stable and predictable
Comments: Feels like the car only wants to go in a straight line under acceleration, whilst stable this can lead to understeer on exit and having to stay off the throttle if the track is anything but straight
High Speed Corner
Entry: Good entry, feels stable and predictable
Mid: A bit of slip and understeer but nothing too troubling
Exit: Good exit, stable and planted at the rear without any real drama
Comments: Pulls well in the higher gears giving good acceleration out of high speed bends. Feels like all the power is getting to the ground and helping wrangle those few extra MPH that can be so key on some circuits.
Tune Comments:
Wasn't a fan if I'm honest, never really felt like the suspension was working with the tires. The car feels sort of darty and direct when you turn in but that only lasts a split second before it pulls straight again, makes it hard to pick a line through a corner because you get a good initial turn in and then just slip wider and wider after the grip fades. The brakes slow you down extremely well but the car feels a bit nervous under hard braking. Feels kind of like a lock up in the sense that the car only wants to go in a straight line but at the same time rotate round its own axis. It is marginally faster than stock but not by much
Racing Hard
Low Speed Corner:
Entry: Feels much better, feels nice and imediate
Mid: Fairly good but feels a little bit fidgety and unsettled
Exit: Better grip on exit, far less likely to let go under hard acceleration, feels a little bit fidgety still
Comments: Feels stable and fairly sharp, the understeer is still there but is less noticeable. Does feel a bit like the car is never settled though, always wants to dart around and makes it a little hard to stay on line and hold speed while turning
Mid Speed Corner:
Entry: No problems to report, feels stable and predictable
Mid: Holds line well enough if you stay off the throttle, pulls wide under power though
Exit: Stable and predictable enough but the throttle induced understeer makes it difficult to carry speed
Comments: Feels planted enough and nice on the turn in but the throttle understeer makes it slow
High Speed Corner
Entry: Hard to turn in, feels heavy
Mid: Understeer kills it unfortunately
Exit: Stable and planted at the rear without any real drama
Comments: It just feels too stiff and stable, exits fine but the speed you lose on entry kills any advantages you may gain on exit
Tune Comments:
Felt much more aggressive on the racing tires and was far more usable but the car still felt odd, kind of aggressive, kind of safe, not enough of either. It felt like it wants to be driven hard but when you push it just becomes stiff and unresponsive. It might just be the way I drive but I just couldn't find a style that suited it, aggressive driving made it feel numb and heavy but gentle, precise driving made it feel fidgety. Brakes felt a lot better, more stable under heavy braking but still too aggressive for my tastes, difficult to brake in anything but a straight line. It was a lot quicker on the racing tyres and was my favourite of the two but I just found it frustrating to drive
Sorry man, I tried to like this car but it just didn't work for me, has some nice elements but just feels a little like its trying to be too many different things at once.