Early Signals Point to a Complete Vehicle Handling Overhaul
Weight transfer, tire deformation, and a suspiciously physical-looking drift. Here's what the driving nerds are seeing.
Dex Halloran
@dexdrives
The cars sit differently. That is the short version. The long version involves a lot of freeze-frames of a coupe leaning into a corner.
Grip that tells a story
Under-steer, weight shifting to the outside wheels, and a rear end that steps out progressively rather than all at once — these are the fingerprints of a rebuilt handling model.
It finally looks like the tires are made of rubber, not ice.
Whether it feels that good in your hands is a different question, and one only a controller can answer.
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