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Modified348ts (Modman)
Member
Username: Modman
Post Number: 674
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 1:09 pm: | |
Can't say much of the SV since I have not driven one but my roadster is heavy and not nimble. I like a car to respond as fast as I can think but the power or the car is something else, since I don't use the car for city driving it does wonders on the highway even racing against bikers, I know it's a bad thing but had to see what it can do and the traffic was clear. |
James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Intermediate Member
Username: Napolis
Post Number: 2279
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 05, 2003 - 9:31 pm: | |
I think Taek said it well. One thing remains true to be able to drive really fast you have to be comfortable. One reason the MK-IV beat the P4's at LeMans was that they are roomy, well ventilated, have great windshield wipers, aren't too loud in the cockpit, and don't beat up the driver. When Gurney stepped out of the MK-IV he said he felt he could have gone on driving for another 24. The P4 drivers climbed out and passed out.
The biggest problem I have with Lambo's is that I don't feel they make a driver feel super comfortable. It's a lot harder to drive one fast than it is to drive fast in most F cars or P cars at least for me. |
Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Intermediate Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 1855
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 05, 2003 - 7:20 pm: | |
OK,
At the risk of getting a new A-hole torn into me...
Well, to start off. I won't compare it to Ferraris because I don't have enough wheel time behind a Ferrari. And that would make my comments biased towards Lamborghinis since I probably have more than ten times the wheel time with the marque.
I found the Diablo SV to be pretty good around corners. Its lighter than the VT and definitely hauls a$s. The car felt a little cumbersome, but not because of it's heft. Mostly because of the unfamiliarity of the cockpit at the time I was driving it. Read on, to see what I mean (intimidation factor).
Once you get into the car at speed it feels like it kind of shrinks all around you. It gets a little unsettled by bumps on the turns, but nothing like a Viper. It tracks pretty true as long as you judiciously use the loud pedal.
Also, it is a bit of an intimidating experience at first. The engine is loud and right behind you. The ergonomics are laughable by Japanese standards but feel sooooo right. The windows are slits and you sit low. Once you get past the holy crap I don't want to wrap this thing around a tree, you notice the car is pretty turn friendly. You sit very forward in the car so upcoming turns are easy to judge and there is an inherent fear of oversteer although it almost feels like the car's natural tendency is towards understeer.
The VT is a bit more confidence inspiring for me because I like 4wd cars. I'm by no means a race car driver but have done enough stupid things in these cars to qualify me as someone with decent input into performance characteristics of these cars.
Hope that was helpful.
Cheers |
"The Don" (The_don)
Senior Member
Username: The_don
Post Number: 6261
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 05, 2003 - 6:52 pm: | |
I'd say ask Allan but he lives by 1/4 mile times. |
Dan Gordon (Ferruccio)
Junior Member
Username: Ferruccio
Post Number: 58
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 05, 2003 - 5:55 pm: | |
How good does an 98 or 99 Diablo SV handle the twisties? |