Performance driving in evo
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Originally posted by jfh
I have been successfully with throttle-lift oversteer in the turns after subtle weight transfer to the front end through trail-braking. Nothing like a RWD but its still a hoot.
I have been successfully with throttle-lift oversteer in the turns after subtle weight transfer to the front end through trail-braking. Nothing like a RWD but its still a hoot.
Originally posted by Dawg
Hardly any stock cars will give you trailing throttle oversteer, certainly no stock BMWs made in the last 5 years.
Hardly any stock cars will give you trailing throttle oversteer, certainly no stock BMWs made in the last 5 years.
The EVO is the only AWD car I have ever driven that responds like a good RWD car as far as the effectivness of the trail brake and the ability (bone stock) to POWERSLIDE
It will and does do it IF you release the brake correctly coming into the corner. GTR is right it does make it easier to "flick it" into the corner but that is only necessery for lower speed turns (<3rd gear). This is not to be done on public roads and it does take a lot of practice
Power on oversteer is a bit more difficult in this car, it tends more towards a slight understeer although turn-in is @#$%^ amazing. I'm not a big drifter, but picking a smooth line is very easy with the EVO. When you start to understeer--full lift--back comes out--full throttle again and "look mommy, no hands" drifting!!! It scares me how predictable this car is at the limit
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Every recent stock BMW I've driven has so much less front grip than rear that without using the brake or applying throttle, I find them impossible to oversteer just by weight transfer. You've done some track events in a 745Li?
A guy posted on here recently about how he couldn't get the EVO to oversteer at Lime Rock.
Lime Rock has some scary turns, I wouldn't want to experiment on that track.
A guy posted on here recently about how he couldn't get the EVO to oversteer at Lime Rock.
Lime Rock has some scary turns, I wouldn't want to experiment on that track.
Originally posted by Claudius
Of course you can make a stock Evo 8 oversteer. You can make any car oversteer.
Of course you can make a stock Evo 8 oversteer. You can make any car oversteer.
. The car is designed (like all cars) to have mild understeer at the limit but it does have enough front end grip to initiate the slide on the brakes and enough power combined with the rear limited slip diff to sustain the slide 
