Z07
August 25th, 2008, 19:43
http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/112_0810_americas_best_handling_car_contenders_ins trument_tests/index.html
We gazed into a maze of wires and circuit boxes and asked that question 16 months ago as we launched perhaps the most rigorous and ambitious regimen of racetrack and airstrip tests mere auto scribblers ever subjected 10 cars to. It responded with 420 megabytes of data that, along with subjective notes scrawled in logbooks and jabbered into voice recorders, revealed an indisputable answer-the Porsche 911 GT3. All that data also helped illustrate how such nuanced elements of handling as transitional behavior, path accuracy, chassis composure, steering and brake feel, and even cockpit ergonomics dovetail with conventional metrics like lateral grip, cornering power, and track-lap times to produce vehicle handling that delights (or dismays) the driver.
Gallery
http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/112_0810_americas_best_handling_car_contenders_ins trument_tests/photo_01.html
We gazed into a maze of wires and circuit boxes and asked that question 16 months ago as we launched perhaps the most rigorous and ambitious regimen of racetrack and airstrip tests mere auto scribblers ever subjected 10 cars to. It responded with 420 megabytes of data that, along with subjective notes scrawled in logbooks and jabbered into voice recorders, revealed an indisputable answer-the Porsche 911 GT3. All that data also helped illustrate how such nuanced elements of handling as transitional behavior, path accuracy, chassis composure, steering and brake feel, and even cockpit ergonomics dovetail with conventional metrics like lateral grip, cornering power, and track-lap times to produce vehicle handling that delights (or dismays) the driver.
Gallery
http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/112_0810_americas_best_handling_car_contenders_ins trument_tests/photo_01.html