Autocar handling day

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mik
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Interesting.
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And after years of it being criticised for spikey handling, limited lock to catch slidez, and a dead brake pedal..... they appear to have nailed it. 8-) . Driving buddy ScottF sold his Supercharged Atom some time ago - it was always utterly ballistic in a straight line (with a dominant howl from the charger announcing when the throttle was fully depressed), but it's handling reputation always stopped me wanting one
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Always throws up some curious quirks which annoy the marque idolists
Plus some cars, good on the road, aren’t so great on track ..... and vice versa
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mik wrote: Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:24 am Interesting.
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And after years of it being criticised for spikey handling, limited lock to catch slidez, and a dead brake pedal..... they appear to have nailed it. 8-) . Driving buddy ScottF sold his Supercharged Atom some time ago - it was always utterly ballistic in a straight line (with a dominant howl from the charger announcing when the throttle was fully depressed), but it's handling reputation always stopped me wanting one
You need to have a go round KH in his 2 Eleven. I love it. Its just so well sorted.
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I do. I haven't even seen his 2-eleven. :?
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mik wrote: Tue Dec 03, 2019 10:12 am I do. I haven't even seen his 2-eleven. :?
I have ;) From the driver seat 8-)
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scotta wrote: Tue Dec 03, 2019 10:55 am
mik wrote: Tue Dec 03, 2019 10:12 am I do. I haven't even seen his 2-eleven. :?
I have ;) From the driver seat 8-)
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Good read 8-)
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There’s a fundamental problem with the Atom: the shape of the structure. In a heavy crash it will always bend because it’s bent to start with.
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