first long run....

[TjP]

Ditto. Only a few times have I gone beyond the limit of taction, but but in all occasions its been very easy to control - in fact very little input was required from me.

What I love to see if cars behind trying to keep up with me round corners... a look in the rear view mirrior often sees them understeering right across the other side of the road, or the back end getting skittish. All that when the Zed is barely breaking a sweat! They need to learn their cars just aint as good as a ZS

[arwilson80]

Originally Posted by TjP

a few times have I gone beyond the limit of taction, but but in all occasions its been very easy to control - in fact very little input was required from me.

100% agree... been there 'just a few' times myself in the ZR & ZS.

[TjP]

The ZS is probably one of the best handling FWD cars around... why would you keep it on the motorway??

[p_b82]

for the brief while i had my car before i broke it before xmas, i was playing with the new power i got out of it, and was going down some nice country roads near bristol...

left a mini cooper for dead round the corners, and i know he was trying as every time we got to a straight bit he would be 2mm from my back bumper... but just could not stay with me when i threw the car at the corner without touching the brakes...

Dont think he was expecting it to do that, the ATB may have helped some-what there

the ony, downside with it being such a nice car to drive is the adversion it has for potholes, i have developed a 6th sense to avoid them, and on raod i know have learnt where anything that makes it crash a bit is and drive round it lol

[XPCobra]

I'm not 100% confident with the rear of the zs, had it step out a few times, however i'm not really into going mental on country lanes/roads.

However this is just my opinion

have drove a scoob ( 2000 P1 ) and loved the awd system, gives a gradual feel to the rear end slipping out, rather than Aaaaarggghhhh! foot down more and full lock the other way

Again different class of car

and again just my opinion.

The zs does handle superb i have thrown mine around a few times and it just takes it all in its stride no hairy moments just handles great ... Tiff neddle once said its one of the best front wheel drive cars he has driven ,that just goes to show how good the zs is on handling .

[TjP]

Originally Posted by ian zs180

The zs does handle superb i have thrown mine around a few times and it just takes it all in its stride no hairy moments just handles great ... Tiff neddle once said its one of the best front wheel drive cars he has driven ,that just goes to show how good the zs is on handling .

Yeah I watched this on youtube. ZS 180 agianst a Clio 172 (or was it a 182?) and a Civic Type R. Very proud moment even though the Zed came last (bit staged maybe?).

[Phate]

Originally Posted by XPCobra

I'm not 100% confident with the rear of the zs, had it step out a few times, however i'm not really into going mental on country lanes/roads.

However this is just my opinion

have drove a scoob ( 2000 P1 ) and loved the awd system, gives a gradual feel to the rear end slipping out, rather than Aaaaarggghhhh! foot down more and full lock the other way

Again different class of car

and again just my opinion.

Get the tracking/geo done on the car and some decent rubber. My back end used to step out is pushing it, got some decent rubber on it and had the tracking done (which was way out) and I have to be REALLY pushing it for it to do it now

[XPCobra]

Originally Posted by Phate

Get the tracking/geo done on the car and some decent rubber. My back end used to step out is pushing it, got some decent rubber on it and had the tracking done (which was way out) and I have to be REALLY pushing it for it to do it now

have toyo t1r's all round, and i personally laser tracked it. has new trailing arm bushes too.

Anyway country roads just arent my thing, uneven surfaces, potholes, grounding out, not many accidents, AND my brothers friend died yesterday, went right into a tree on his way back from oban, shame met him 2 weeks back in sea, seemed alrite

[afcbadam]

well i worked out the mpg i got on that run and she returned 31mpg. not bad fro a 3.5k rpm average. im sure i would get a few more if i kept it below 3k rpm