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Originally Posted by aerohead
One journalist had nothing but good things to say about Sierra's very stable high-speed characteristics. He drove at up to 120-mph, and in the rain.
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I think this is an issue of context. In terms of other similar class cars, it probably did compare favorably, but up against other more sporty models it was still lacking.
It's odd what works for stability and what does not. As a teenager, my parent's F-250 felt great at 115 MPH. Later on, the second generation MR2 I had started feeling like a complete handful at that speed with a Cd of 0.28. It had the low spoiler, and now I wonder what one without it is like.
(And at 51, I have no idea what the top speed of any of my current cars would be.
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