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my CL wipers were flailing at the rain trying to clear my view. this morning after work, i decided to go to the nearest open lot. my intentions were to push my car to the wet handling limits. first i started on the large section of the lot. i was able to attain speeds of over 50 mph and cause the traction control to constantly go off. though i was able to reach the speeds i wanted ont the larger of the lots, it was in pretty bad shape. i now decided to disable the VSA and proceed to a smaller lot. there i was only able to reach about 40 mph. this is where i was able to really try to force my back end to whip around. to my surprise, no matter how hard i tried, i was not able to cause a spinout. i tried different variations with the accelerator, brake and steering angles all to no avail. this tuna boat held it's own in the water(it was really pouring down for once). i was actually trying to drift under WOT. i was attempting this since this is my first FWD. it definitely is a weird feel on the wheel but easy to direct. i really had the body roll going which i never see through even in aggressive road driving. i will go for it again once i have my Illuminas installed.
i think i will have success at a spinout at higher speeds though i know i can happen at lower speeds on the oil-slicken roads. with ever careful driving, i have yet to experience a loss in control with my Acura. what experiences have you had? whether it be good or bad. thank you for your time. my little bs story has concluded.
i think i will have success at a spinout at higher speeds though i know i can happen at lower speeds on the oil-slicken roads. with ever careful driving, i have yet to experience a loss in control with my Acura. what experiences have you had? whether it be good or bad. thank you for your time. my little bs story has concluded.
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There is a wide open , high speed turn going in to my folks neighborhood. Just the other day I was hitting it pretty hard and I felt the rear end wanting to let loose. It was dry. I have actually never felt that before and I like to corner pretty hard from time to time. The next time I get the chance, I want to find a p;ace to mess around and push it to the limits.
There is a wide open , high speed turn going in to my folks neighborhood. Just the other day I was hitting it pretty hard and I felt the rear end wanting to let loose. It was dry. I have actually never felt that before and I like to corner pretty hard from time to time. The next time I get the chance, I want to find a p;ace to mess around and push it to the limits.
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Well, seeing how I drive it on snow and even do the city a favor and snowplow the roads...I'd say the CL-S does decently on slick surfaces.
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That actually happened to me a couple weeks ago during day time, with a lot of cars still on road. Making a turn to gas station from complete stop, I waited till the right moment and WOT into a 90 degree turn. My wheels spinned till about 30-35mph, then it took off. Next thing I realized I lost control over my rear end, car started to spin around, it turned around 360 facing same direction, still moving. For people around it looked like a 360 degree trick, but I was really shocked, cause I didn't plan to do it.
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I got some good practice when it snowed here a few months back. I got to say it handled well. Btw, sounds like you had some fun, it's good knowing what our cars can do!
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Originally Posted by mystikk
My car's an understeer monster. Can't break the rear end loose no matter what I try. Well, besides ebrake. Maybe depends on the tires eh?
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i had tried all this in dry conditions and it just wouldn't budge. so yesterday i went over there thinking i would have some funning sliding and spinning around. but as you guys read, it just wasn't the case.
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I've made mine break loose. It was fun, but scary at the same time. It was going through a twisty in the mountain. I took the turn a litle too hot, fluctuated the gas too much, and around it strted to come. Just gave some more gas, counter-steer, and it straightened right up.
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