Herm
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Someone should drive a Leaf into a golf course, and actually play.. not many people can drive their golf carts home at hwy speeds.
LEAFfan said:blorg said:I'd rather have more confidence in the handling/stopping ability.
Have you had to use your ABS (slam and hold) yet? I did during the drive tour when a car didn't stop for a stop sign and I was on a thru street. The tires and brakes stopped us on a dime with a straight stop! I was going 25 (sl) at the time and just missed his front end. After that emergency stop, I have the utmost faith with the ABS and tires.
LEAFfan said:blorg said:I'd rather have more confidence in the handling/stopping ability.
Have you had to use your ABS (slam and hold) yet? I did during the drive tour when a car didn't stop for a stop sign and I was on a thru street. The tires and brakes stopped us on a dime with a straight stop! I was going 25 (sl) at the time and just missed his front end. After that emergency stop, I have the utmost faith with the ABS and tires.
k2msmith said:I'm very impressed with the handling of this car under normal driving conditions (no, I have not tracked it yet). I have a '91 Carrera 2, a Honda and just got rid of a well worn 99 Saab 9-3 which I loved - so the car is not without peers in my stable. (albeit, my cars tend to be OLD).
Is my driving experiences dated ? do other new cars of more modern vintage in a similar price range have the same capability or is the Leaf just a really nice driving car in any class ?
I noticed the spongy handling on the Tour Test Drive--still bought the car--and glad I did! Did you up the pressure in all 4 tires equally?TickTock said:Anecdotal, but I will add my .02. I was rather disappointed by the cornering from day one. There was a low frequency oscillation (~0.75Hz) in the back end whenever I pushed the envelop at all (not breaking free, but squealing a tad). Last week I decided to try upping the pressure from 36psi to 40psi to see if it did anything to my efficiency and have not noticed the cornering issue since.
Road and Track's test of the LEAF puts it at 0.81g on the skid pad and 65.5 mph through the slalom. Those numbers would have been respectable not too long ago (assuming that R&T has not changed their testing procedures and that their old road test data is comparable to that of today). Of course, today, such numbers put the LEAF at the low to mid-range of car performance.k2msmith said:I'm very impressed with the handling of this car under normal driving conditions (no, I have not tracked it yet). I have a '91 Carrera 2, a Honda and just got rid of a well worn 99 Saab 9-3 which I loved - so the car is not without peers in my stable. (albeit, my cars tend to be OLD).
Is my driving experiences dated ? do other new cars of more modern vintage in a similar price range have the same capability or is the Leaf just a really nice driving car in any class ?
It's good that you do, but I'm afraid I do not have utmost faith in my LEAF's tires. It's good that the LEAF can "stop on a dime" (though I'm skeptical that a 3300 car on LRR tires can "stop on a dime"), but no matter how performant one's vehicle happens to be, there will be scenarios where it will not be adequate. While I can't have a car that will not fail me regardless of the situation (such a car is probably not practical nor cheap), I do want my LEAF to perform better.LEAFfan said:Have you had to use your ABS (slam and hold) yet? I did during the drive tour when a car didn't stop for a stop sign and I was on a thru street. The tires and brakes stopped us on a dime with a straight stop! I was going 25 (sl) at the time and just missed his front end. After that emergency stop, I have the utmost faith with the ABS and tires.
JimSouCal said:I noticed the spongy handling on the Tour Test Drive--still bought the car--and glad I did! Did you up the pressure in all 4 tires equally?TickTock said:Anecdotal, but I will add my .02. I was rather disappointed by the cornering from day one. There was a low frequency oscillation (~0.75Hz) in the back end whenever I pushed the envelop at all (not breaking free, but squealing a tad). Last week I decided to try upping the pressure from 36psi to 40psi to see if it did anything to my efficiency and have not noticed the cornering issue since.
TickTock said:I wasn't thinking about the cornering at all when I did it - was just trying to reduce rolling resistance. Hard to believe 5psi would have significant impact on the handling, but it seems that way. Felt like I was bouncing around the corners before. I suspect I had just learned to compensate with my driving and hadn't paid attention until I changed the pressure. I was wondering if anyone else notice this behavior.
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