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Old 06-19-2013, 08:48 AM   #14
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Stock for stock an MS3 is faster around the track in the handles of a capable driver. However on a track, the 86 is easier to drive close to the edge.
My MS3 got twitchy on the very edge, lots of torque steer made it interesting to get on the gas coming off the apex. The high CG and the sitting position in it made it feel like you are getting tossed around a little more in the factory seats, but that car stuck to the road like on rails with the factory Dunlops.

My old Camaro SS had you sitting a few inches off the ground with 265 width summer tires, I'm sure the numbers were impressive on a skid pad with the sticky tires I had, but the weight and power made it much harder to drive quickly through a corner.

Outhandle is subjective, unless you have a particular test to perform on all vehicles (ie slalom or skid pad).
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