Winding Road 2010 GT3 RS review
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Winding Road 2010 GT3 RS review
Excellent article IMO with some interesting suspension/geometry details:
http://magazine.windingroad.com/issue/56/
http://magazine.windingroad.com/issue/56/
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gotta love the red "RS 3.8" stitching on the CS seat headrests!
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Car magazine also has an RS review this issue. Unfortunately it was snowing a bit and the driver could only form partial impressions - but enough to say that it was a big step up in involvement and aero over the base GT3.
Should start to see a lot of RS tests in the various mags now...
Should start to see a lot of RS tests in the various mags now...
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Couple facts about which I was not previously aware, although most of you probably were.
"The ride is also uncannily supple for something so outright quick. RS Project Leader Andreas Preuninger,
says he and his team took a lot of time making sure the dampers allowed the springs to move before stiffening
up. Put another way, they decided from the outset that the RS didn't have to be rock hard to be quick."
"Crucially, the change in roll axis has also geometrically added some weight to the front wheels, and it is this--
combined with the wider front track and wider front tires--that make the biggest difference to the feel of this car."
The first point almost sounds Lotus-esque in suspension philosophy.
"The ride is also uncannily supple for something so outright quick. RS Project Leader Andreas Preuninger,
says he and his team took a lot of time making sure the dampers allowed the springs to move before stiffening
up. Put another way, they decided from the outset that the RS didn't have to be rock hard to be quick."
"Crucially, the change in roll axis has also geometrically added some weight to the front wheels, and it is this--
combined with the wider front track and wider front tires--that make the biggest difference to the feel of this car."
The first point almost sounds Lotus-esque in suspension philosophy.
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i would have guessed that solid mount would be best for track use. however, it seems to imply in the article that dynamic mount works even better for track as well.
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I agree in that a solid mount would be better on the track, but likely terrible on the street. I think if a car is to be used as a dual purpose street/track, compromises need to be made. Semisolid or dynamic mounts are the only option if one chooses something stiffer if the car is also to be used on the street.