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Originally Posted by AVOturboworld
Understeer means it's lawsuit-proof. If you go into a tree nose first, the driver was going too fast. If you go into a tree ass first, the automotive maker released it with a defective, dangerous suspension design, either on purpose or through negligence.
And yes, I'm serious about the last bit. I sat down with Subaru of Japan many, many times in the past, and that bit is what is always foremost on their minds. Toyota's a little braver, or has better lawyers, or just hasn't had to deal with the last 10 years of kids buying turbo WRX's and crashing them into houses "when the turbo spooled at 12mph".
In regards to the journalists can't drive - yes, there's a few that can't. But any that are driving pre-production, high-profile releases like these two cars *can* drive. Both the manufacturers and the magazines will make sure of it. The actual issue is that, because they are fairly professional about it, they will be driving it in all sort of ways that the average reader won't. Driving at the limit means different things for different people.
Regards,
Paul Hansen
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I'm sure they [Toyota] haven't forgotten about the unintended acceleration fiasco of recent years. They also have experience with 'too much performance' with the second generation MR2 turbo. In 92'/93' they had to revise the suspension geometry and changed tires to prevent snap oversteer.
I predict, like the AP1 and Mr2, within a few years of the model release, we'll see it dialed down. With enthusiasts buying the first wave (2-3 years) of cars, however, then Toyota/Scion will make it more pedestrian and focus on selling in volume.