Koup's handling

Tested the Koup's handling along the twisty 99 bends, portsdown rd and some other undisclosed but safe location. Found it very neutral and not much bodyroll. The manual gearbox was a joy to use as power is always to tap to power thru the bends safely. The hydraulic steering was nicely weighted - not too heavy or light. Under very sharp flowing turns, could feel the ESP kick in slightly and the slide was quickly corrected and the car remain pointed. Overall, the confidence in the Koup juz went up another notch.

Great to hear that , as mine will be manual, so u didn't adjust ur clutch?

Leo u mean we can adjust our clutch? by CNC?

armstrong wrote:Leo u mean we can adjust our clutch? by CNC?

Exactly, at least that's wat my SE told me, but there is a limit for adjustment.

Good News!!! i always find the bitting point very high!! any one adjusted?

Leo78 wrote:Great to hear that , as mine will be manual, so u didn't adjust ur clutch?

Nope. Got used to it liao.

wah... chiongster... 99bend xia... u find e steering nicely weighted?? u try honda stream b4?? i felt koup handling is heavier then stream... hmmmm...

redkoup wrote:Tested the Koup's handling along the twisty 99 bends, portsdown rd and some other undisclosed but safe location. Found it very neutral and not much bodyroll. The manual gearbox was a joy to use as power is always to tap to power thru the bends safely. The hydraulic steering was nicely weighted - not too heavy or light. Under very sharp flowing turns, could feel the ESP kick in slightly and the slide was quickly corrected and the car remain pointed. Overall, the confidence in the Koup juz went up another notch.

wonder how it feels on auto at 99 bend....

Singapore got 99 bends?

South B. Vista Road??

Hmm.. tried there with my vios b4..damn jialat..never underestimate any single bend in there..

went in on stock setup, end up understeer into the bend and onto oncoming lane, balls drop. lucky no car.

unlimitedz wrote:wah... chiongster... 99bend xia... u find e steering nicely weighted?? u try honda stream b4?? i felt koup handling is heavier then stream... hmmmm...

honda's power steering is overly assisted and too light. i prefer a heavier feel.

scalar wrote:wonder how it feels on auto at 99 bend....

for auto, gotta use tiptronic function. the auto's gear ratios are abit longer than the manual's so may hv to keep the revs up to stay within the useable powerband.

scalar wrote:wonder how it feels on auto at 99 bend....

well, its just his one sided view of the car. he is no pro racer so take what he review with a pinch of salt

forte3737 wrote:

scalar wrote:wonder how it feels on auto at 99 bend....

well, its just his one sided view of the car. he is no pro racer so take what he review with a pinch of salt

yep, me juz an amateur. maybe u can share your professional review?

i believe in his review, given that his description of the handling befits a FWD coupe. any FWD + front-engined car that tries to challenge a tight bend would meet with an understeer and a fair bit of a bodyroll. i don't recommend FWD cars to tackle a bend with high speed, or else like what omg2door said, went into opposite lane.

if you really like handling, perhaps wait for another 5 years before you change to a BMW?

that's wat i think 2 for fwd cars....

The White Cruiser wrote:i believe in his review, given that his description of the handling befits a FWD coupe. any FWD + front-engined car that tries to challenge a tight bend would meet with an understeer and a fair bit of a bodyroll. i don't recommend FWD cars to tackle a bend with high speed, or else like what omg2door said, went into opposite lane.

if you really like handling, perhaps wait for another 5 years before you change to a BMW?

Type R has very good handling though...

aiyoh can't compare with Type R lor.. that one is sports car, not family sedan.. suspension is tuned for performance and corners.

redkoup wrote:Tested the Koup's handling along the twisty 99 bends, portsdown rd and some other undisclosed but safe location. Found it very neutral and not much bodyroll. The manual gearbox was a joy to use as power is always to tap to power thru the bends safely. The hydraulic steering was nicely weighted - not too heavy or light. Under very sharp flowing turns, could feel the ESP kick in slightly and the slide was quickly corrected and the car remain pointed. Overall, the confidence in the Koup juz went up another notch.

omg2doors wrote:aiyoh can't compare with Type R lor.. that one is sports car, not family sedan.. suspension is tuned for performance and corners.

but he is talking about FWD mah... he said FWD can't take corners...

NiVleK wrote:Singapore got 99 bends?

nivlek: south buona vista road *i think*.. hahah its the behind NUS there that windy road... commonly called jiu shi jiu wan. (99 bend)

winn wrote:

NiVleK wrote:Singapore got 99 bends?

nivlek: south buona vista road *i think*.. hahah its the behind NUS there that windy road... commonly called jiu shi jiu wan. (99 bend)

ok la...i dunno le...

me very guai one...

winn wrote:

NiVleK wrote:Singapore got 99 bends?

nivlek: south buona vista road *i think*.. hahah its the behind NUS there that windy road... commonly called jiu shi jiu wan. (99 bend)

99 bends with a swarm of ghost stories.

ok, go 99bend share ghost stories.. swee...

The White Cruiser wrote:

winn wrote:

NiVleK wrote:Singapore got 99 bends?

nivlek: south buona vista road *i think*.. hahah its the behind NUS there that windy road... commonly called jiu shi jiu wan. (99 bend)

99 bends with a swarm of ghost stories.

wah.. i study nus dont know this place le.. where is it?

hahah KJ,

from PGP exit at NUH there, drive down the hill to NACLI.

the duck rice stall there.

haha jogging route?

KingJerry wrote:wah.. i study nus dont know this place le.. where is it?

you in NUS? which yr which fac

think redkoup not staying in jln lempeng unless its the same one

winn wrote:hahah KJ,

from PGP exit at NUH there, drive down the hill to NACLI.

the duck rice stall there.

haha jogging route?

Duck rice store? Kent Ridge Park?

omg2doors wrote:

KingJerry wrote:wah.. i study nus dont know this place le.. where is it?

you in NUS? which yr which fac

Me from business. Just graduated!

bro kingjerry, u collect yr ride already ar?

Corgel wrote:

omg2doors wrote:aiyoh can't compare with Type R lor.. that one is sports car, not family sedan.. suspension is tuned for performance and corners.

but he is talking about FWD mah... he said FWD can't take corners...

it's not entirely true that FWD can't take corners. in fact, in the hands of novices, FWD is actually better as it's easier to control understeer than oversteer. alot of it has to do wif how the suspension is setup. for example, a FWD Type-R can jiak corner easily but the ride is rock hard and not very practical for daily road use.

KingJerry wrote:

omg2doors wrote:

KingJerry wrote:wah.. i study nus dont know this place le.. where is it?

you in NUS? which yr which fac

Me from business. Just graduated!

no wonder this "don't-know-is-man-or-woman" knows how to earn income from internet business. oh, so he was from the business faculty.

redkoup wrote:

Corgel wrote:

omg2doors wrote:aiyoh can't compare with Type R lor.. that one is sports car, not family sedan.. suspension is tuned for performance and corners.

but he is talking about FWD mah... he said FWD can't take corners...

it's not entirely true that FWD can't take corners. in fact, in the hands of novices, FWD is actually better as it's easier to control understeer than oversteer. alot of it has to do wif how the suspension is setup. for example, a FWD Type-R can jiak corner easily but the ride is rock hard and not very practical for daily road use.

it can still handle corners but not so agile as compared to RWD. a RWD m-powered beemer can still smoke a FWD Type R around the bend. that "understeer" is the culprit. unless you pull out a AWD, that is.

actualli, good handling is made up of many factors, not juz whether it's FWD, RWD or AWD. other impt factors incl weight distribution, CG, spring rates, IRS or wishbone or multi-link or torsion beam, tyre, steering geometry, etc, etc.

plus d driver's skill...

scalar wrote:plus d driver's skill...

This is the most important....aint it.

scalar wrote:bro kingjerry, u collect yr ride already ar?

Yea.. collected for over a month le. But mine is forte not koup!

NiVleK wrote:

scalar wrote:plus d driver's skill...

This is the most important....aint it.

yup... everyone can step on the gas and go fast, but maintaining the speed is wat separates a good driver from a bad one...