Autocar What's the best car in the wet?

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Autocar What's the best car in the wet?

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Post by Brooner » Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:05 pm

really the should have had all the same rubber to give a impartial test but third not bad for a load lugging estate
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Re: Autocar What's the best car in the wet?

Post by PJC » Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:23 pm

Totally agree, nice to see its up there too.

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Post by carsarecool » Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:30 pm

Brooner wrote:really the should have had all the same rubber to give a impartial test but third not bad for a load lugging estate
Pretty pointless test.....a heavy car takes longer to stop than a light one....4wd drive gives better traction than 2wd......a cheating Porsche wins etc etc

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Post by PJC » Fri Oct 24, 2014 1:52 pm

carsarecool wrote:
Brooner wrote:really the should have had all the same rubber to give a impartial test but third not bad for a load lugging estate
Pretty pointless test.....a heavy car takes longer to stop than a light one....4wd drive gives better traction than 2wd......a cheating Porsche wins etc etc
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Post by smudge » Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:21 pm

PaulRS4 wrote:Golf R won
And then it's turbo went pop. Again.

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Re: Autocar What's the best car in the wet?

Post by smudge » Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:26 pm

I've just spotted the 991 is also on Ceramics!!!!

FFS, utterly pointless comparison.
It's all torque talk.

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Post by bam_bam » Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:41 pm

This is just journalists showing their boredom.
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Re: Autocar What's the best car in the wet?

Post by ARSEY4 » Fri Oct 24, 2014 4:26 pm

Its an utterly pointless test unless all are on the same rubber!

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Post by Brooner » Fri Oct 24, 2014 5:02 pm

watch a vid ages ago 2 guys went to Continental test track put the B7 RS4 in the wet going though massive amounts of water on corners at silly speeds and the RS was unfasied by it even going about 80 Mph through a deep puddle on a corner i see if i can did up the vid
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Re: Autocar What's the best car in the wet?

Post by Revolution » Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:20 am

Is the Golf-R Haldex...?

What tyres standard Paul..?

You'll be telling us you're getting 30+ mpg next...
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Re: Autocar What's the best car in the wet?

Post by HYFR » Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:43 am

The latest gen of Haldex is apparently very good

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Post by Revolution » Sat Oct 25, 2014 2:40 pm

Hope it was better than the last one...
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