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Originally Posted by birdliver
After a few weeks of driving the GXP initially, I shook off the initial denial I was suffering from regarding mainly, the car's handling in turns. I kept telling myself initially that the new power might be overwhelming me (It was a huge change, obviously) or the tire selection could still be wrong etc., but I finally felt after going back and forth driving the N/A a few times that I had become familiar enough with the GXP to suspect that some characteristic of the new car was responsible for it not at least equaling what I was getting from the base car. I didn't notice individual things that felt wrong, but I was clearly no longer tracking through turns like I was on rails and I wasn't getting back the info that the base car was providing and so I felt less confident and the GXP felt less predictible in the turns. Nothing in particular felt different or wrong that I could put a finger on. Included in the "not tracking/no go cart" thing was that it had been replaced with a bit of roll (no way in the base car) and a feeling of less control that I didn't get at all in the other car either. I still don't know if the less communication idea is tires but LV is making me think maybe not, unless other solutions prove better than his tires or mine (I'm still OEM), I hope so. In terms of shedding some light on the subject, if someone with the capacity, time and place could conduct some comparisons between the two cars maybe some determinations could be made and some solutions provided.   |
Did your original car have the clutch diff? Going from a car that didn't have one to a car that does have one would explain everything that you describe (this is why the Elise originally did not come with a diff). FYI, the diff tries to keep the car pointed straight by making the rear tires move at the same rate. It feels different than an open diff that has no such restriction so the open diff allows more turning freedom.
