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Originally Posted by Ryephile
Damn, a lot of cats hissing at each other in this thread. Despite Maxim being a oversimplifying roll-center and general suspension geometry avoiding beeeotch about it, he finally got to the actual point that few seem to want to admit; the FR-S will end up feeling like a coupe' version of the Miata.
All this talk about 'ring lap times is utterly pointless. We're not trying to hang with Stefan Bellof.
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Yes I oversimplified the geometry and roll center stuff because I didn't feel like writing a thesis
Suffice it to say that in stock trim, given the concerns for at the limit handling that manufacturers MUST take into account for liability and tire wear reasons, suspension set-up will not yield any great increase in grip. The '86's lower CG may marginally help grip but it will primarily be felt during transient response (same with it's superior polar moment of inertia).
Better?
Of course there's hissing cats. That always happens when people are passionate about something.
But yeah....'Ring times for a car like this is pointless. Posting a good time on the Nurburgring is dependant on 3 things: High power, high grip, and high downforce.
The FR-S will have 0 out of those 3.
Much more interesting would be how well it competes in Car and Driver's Lightning Lap, which I think is one of the best features that any car magazine has.