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I created an account here just to praise how incredible the swapped Amuse S2K is once the kinks are worked out/you adapt to its handling characteristics. So much so that I wouldn't want anyone to be deterred from swapping this car for these reasons.
For me the steering lock issue was present only when I had wheels on that were wider than stock - this would cause the wheels to rub against the front fenders under braking and lock the wheels. Switching back to stock wheels (or even aftermarket wheels with stock offset and width) completely remedied that issue for me.
And then there's the rear-end kick out from braking into a corner or from lifting off the throttle. It is pretty intense but very predictable and recoverable, and when mastered I find it very advantageous to attacking corners. In fact, the loose rear end is what makes the car so special and capable. To have a car that seemingly has as much grip as Gr3 cars but can still rotate at will when you want it to is such a weapon. Because this thing has so much traction I can't get the back end to really break loose under throttle to get throttle oversteer and rotate it around a corner. That's where the loose rear end comes into play - I either trailbrake lightly into a corner or lift off the throttle aggressively to get it to rotate enough before the apex. So once rotated around the apex enough that I have a nice angle to exit I literally just bury the throttle out the corner with unlimited traction with insane acceleration. Once the aforementioned steering lock issue is remedied you can really rely on getting most of your braking done in a straight line (these brakes STOP). If you are going to brake while turning at all, brake very slightly to get just enough rotation. But also know that if you oversteer too much it's easily recoverable with enough throttle.
Admittedly I had regret for swapping this car when I first started driving it because I found the handling weird. Once I got used to it and altered my driving style with this car from how I drive other FR cars this has easily been the most capable road car for me in the corners. This is a car that is really sensitive to weight transfer and because of that it's very reliant on steering with the throttle/brakes - use the throttle to keep car stable and induce understeer, back off the throttle to get it to rotate/oversteer. Because this car is super sensitive the key to stability in this car is smooth inputs and quick transitions from braking to throttle.
If you love corners - this is the car. Without a doubt my favorite car to hoon around.
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