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Old May 2nd, 2003, 05:41 PM   #2
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A side note....
The guys at Whiteline made comments on two things specifically...

1.They were super impressed by how well engineered the car is. They said that they rarely see a new car these days that compared with the quality BMW have used in the chassis of this car.
2.The g-force testing showed that DSC is an exceptional piece of technology and there is no way that you could match the g-forces once you provoked the car in corners when it is off, no matter what you do to the suspension..
However, with better suspension you can get controlled cornering speed and the DSC hopefully won't be used as much. The problem on the track is that you can't get the power down when you provoke the car on purpose as the DSC cuts the power delivered to the front wheels.

Again, more testing required Darn, that means more time at the track

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