Production based handling

vwdevotee · #1 07-01-2006, 01:12 PM

What is the highest cornering acceleration a production based race car has been able to pull? I've read magazine build ups that brag (a lot) about 1g, but has anyone build a production car that car pull 2, or 3?

-The Stig- · #2 07-01-2006, 01:58 PM

Doubtful, only race cars will pull that much G in a corner with race only suspension and sticky tires.

Although, you could dump alot of money into a car, and get it to corner like stink... just takes time and more importantly money.

BullDog71ss · #3 07-01-2006, 02:15 PM

The new Z06 will do a bit over a G in the corners, as well as a few other cars of it's caliber, but 2+ isn't gonna happen on anything short of a full out racing vehicle. That's an isane amount of gripping capability.

TheStang00 · #4 07-01-2006, 02:41 PM

agreed with the above posts. although if i had to make some guesses at production cars that would come closest... maybe the caterham? aerial atom, or maybe a lotus elise?

Elk · #5 07-01-2006, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by vwdevotee

What is the highest cornering acceleration a production based race car has been able to pull? I've read magazine build ups that brag (a lot) about 1g, but has anyone build a production car that car pull 2, or 3?

Production cars are pretty much limited by there tires. You have to remember that most hi-end sports cars are bought by people that care more about not having to change a flat tire then how good there car handles.

BullDog71ss · #6 07-01-2006, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Elk

Production cars are pretty much limited by there tires. You have to remember that most hi-end sports cars are bought by people that care more about not having to change a flat tire then how good there car handles.

Run-flats are pussy.

CassiesMan · #7 07-02-2006, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by -The Stig-

...and more importantly money.

They had a DSM in SCC a while back that was close to if not over 1g, and it was the budget tunner thing. I have the issue, I just need to get unlazy and walk the whoping 15 feet to go get it.

302exploder · #8 07-06-2006, 11:52 PM

the highest ive ever heard of is 1.52g by some superformance car in a road and track mag. after that would be the mosler mt900s, which car and driver got to pull 1.08g. i think a caterham pulls 1.07, lotus elise maybe 1.03? ariel atom i don't know

DinanM3_S2 · #9 07-07-2006, 12:17 AM

"A modern Formula One car is capable of developing 3.5 g lateral cornering force (three and a half times its own weight) thanks to aerodynamic downforce."

http://www.formula1.com/insight/tech...fo/11/468.html

So if a F1 car is pulling 3.5Gs I'd imagine thats about the limit with modern technology.

I'd be curious what the Saleen S7 or Enzo pulls on racing wheels.

-The Stig- · #10 07-07-2006, 12:34 AM

I thought racing go-karts could pull massive G's... not sure the exact number though.

But I know they get pretty damn high.

Neutrino · #11 07-07-2006, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by DinanM3_S2

So if a F1 car is pulling 3.5Gs I'd imagine thats about the limit with modern technology.

Well to be 100% fair that should state: limit with modern technology while Mosley is yelling at you and pulling rules from you know where.

I'm certain without any limiting rules F1 cars and other race cars in general would pull far more in corners.

And I thought that in high speed max downforce corners modern F1 cars could pull over 4G. That is what I hear at least I'll look up some proper numbers in a bit.

TheStang00 · #12 07-07-2006, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Neutrino

And I thought that in high speed max downforce corners modern F1 cars could pull over 4G. That is what I hear at least I'll look up some proper numbers in a bit.

that would make sense to me, because IRL cars can pull 3.5g...

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Originally Posted by 302exploder

the highest ive ever heard of is 1.52g by some superformance car in a road and track mag.

superformance brock coupe? i didnt know it pulled that much but thats cool as hell, thats one of my favorite cars in the world.

NissanPower · #13 11-30-2006, 08:51 PM

well those 3.5 and 4 g numbers are not sustained...

the numbers you see for cars at 1g or so are 200 foot or such skidpad ratings that are from a constant, consistent, sustained turn...

302exploder · #14 11-30-2006, 09:08 PM

in before the lock

assuming its old enuf to get locked

Musashi3000GT · #15 11-30-2006, 09:25 PM

I just wanna know what kind of a retard searches back through 20 pages of OT thread to bring back a 4 month old post that nobody cares about?
I mean seriously what would posses you to click the "next page" over and over again when you can be an active participant of shit we are discussing right-now?

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