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Old 05-09-2021, 04:28 AM   #779 (permalink)
JulianEdgar
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post

Compared with an Insight (stock or otherwise), Aerocivic is a polar opposite in many ways, and strikingly similar in others.

The 92 Civic chassis feels heavy, solid, and planted, despite being south of 2200lbs. The Insight, by comparison, feels very light and darty.
I know it's not the point of the post (or thread), but my modified Gen 1 Insight is one of the most 'planted' cars at high speed I've ever driven. (And, as a new car road tester, I drove a lot of cars.)

I remain astonished at what downforce does to this aspect of car stability.

(As an example, my Insight makes my wife's W212 Mercedes feel like a bicycle in a strong, gusting crosswind.)
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