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A Lexus ES300 luxo-barge outhandle a contour??
Did hell freeze over on the weekend?
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My SVT was tested at .83 g's, better than the Eclipse same mag tested, so there's your handling. A good stick driver will raise eyebrows anywhere if he knows how to shift on the street, and I've gotten "drag car" comments from many passg's. BTW, I discovered by accident how a tight turn will kill the engine from oil starving...thing doesn't even squeal them tiny tires, so I still don't get them that puts bigger rubber on 'tours....stock on mine is fine, more traction would kill the tranny, I think, or the engine if a deeper pan/windage tray isn't installed. Corners good enough to put your co-pilots head into the window if you're not careful.
98 CSVT, basic mod's, my slowest car yet but still faster than the wife's Talon Tsi AWD. Not by much, though. Now if I could get the back wheels to do something....
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Originally posted by jaxter:
My SVT was tested at .83 g's, better than the Eclipse same mag tested, so there's your handling. FYI, skid pad #'s don't indicate a well handling vehicle, they indicate good tires. Slalom (although still slightly tire biased) gives a better indication of hadling and response.
Very few of life's problems can not be solved with the reasonable application of more horsepower! ********* 2001 SVT Mustang Cobra My Ride Former Owner of: '00 Contour SVT #1931/2150
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BTW, I discovered by accident how a tight turn will kill the engine from oil starving... Corners good enough to put your co-pilots head into the window if you're not careful.
HE HE HE- Ive done both of those as well!   And to answer your original question: Could I get some of your opinions on which you think would win on a road course.
Not opinion but facts right? well the tour would- if it were an SVT hands down- but the ES300 was never a sports car- and its always been a very bad handler as far as "spirited" driving- on a long road trip however the ES300 would eat up the tour! but as far as on a road course the tour would win the day.
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Originally posted by Silver Snake:
FYI, skid pad #'s don't indicate a well handling vehicle, they indicate good tires. Slalom (although still slightly tire biased) gives a better indication of hadling and response. Slalom is in the 66+ mph range. Quite impressive for a FWD car... The skidpad with the original tires was .86 & with the wider, superior KDW's & different strut valving was .90
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Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Slalom is in the 66+ mph range. Quite impressive for a FWD car...
The skidpad with the original tires was .86 & with the wider, superior KDW's & different strut valving was .90 I am aware of how the contour handles, I used to own one . My comment was merely to correct the misguided notion that a skid-pad rating is the end-all statistic for a good handling car. A set of soft-compound slicks on an 57 Chevy can produce a nice skid pad number, but it doesn't make it a great handling vehicle! :p
Very few of life's problems can not be solved with the reasonable application of more horsepower! ********* 2001 SVT Mustang Cobra My Ride Former Owner of: '00 Contour SVT #1931/2150
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