Old Mar 5, 2007 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by dojj
great in a straight line (as long as you hold onto the steering wheel)
round corners it's terrible

they sent it round the track with the stig at the wheel and he almost crashed going round corners, understeers worse than a smart car
You can make any car look bad if you want to, dont take it as representitive. ALso remember, TG is an entertainment show, not a proper car test

Originally Posted by dojj
the problem has always been the same with fwd vauxhalls, they have too much torque and it totaly overpowers the chassis

why do you think that ford limited the power output on the st?
they've put a bigger engine in to make more torque to make it mroe driveable
Yeah, cos thats a coherent argument?

Originally Posted by T4KAF
real real bad 4 torquesteer,and shite handling,vauxhall havnt advanced any since mk2 astra 16valve if u ask me!!!
oh yes, the fabled torque steer as demoed on TG with a mild movement of the wheel under acceleration?

best tell anyone on here with an rst that their cars are also total shite, because I promise you the vxr will be a better handling car in every respect.
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