First three days with a new 530d
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Originally Posted by FastBuck' date='Sep 8 2003, 09:08 PM
I noticed in this weeks edition of Autocar where they review the 530d, that they slated the ride with standard suspension and 17" runflats. They blamed the runflats entirely for a harsh ride. Any comments on this so far?
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harsh ride?
I have sports suspension and 18" non-runflat = standard tyres (Dunlop SP Sport 01).
because of my involvement in motorsports I am used to cars that are "hard and harsh" by nature - the new E60 however has nothing to do with harsh!
even driving on the cubblestone streets of my home town is nice. I would describe the suspension as firm but not hard - direct but not aggressive.
[my associate who drives an E46 M3 test drove the E60 yesterday and his comment was: "I was mistaken, it is not an old-man?s car"]
I have sports suspension and 18" non-runflat = standard tyres (Dunlop SP Sport 01).
because of my involvement in motorsports I am used to cars that are "hard and harsh" by nature - the new E60 however has nothing to do with harsh!
even driving on the cubblestone streets of my home town is nice. I would describe the suspension as firm but not hard - direct but not aggressive.
[my associate who drives an E46 M3 test drove the E60 yesterday and his comment was: "I was mistaken, it is not an old-man?s car"]
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Originally Posted by apeshape' date='Sep 9 2003, 12:54 AM
because of my involvement in motorsports I am used to cars that are "hard and harsh" by nature - the new E60 however has nothing to do with harsh!
I would describe the suspension as firm but not hard - direct but not aggressive.
I would describe the suspension as firm but not hard - direct but not aggressive.
I think that the description of the driving characteristics in Autocar was "unsettled" which in my mind fits well with the word nervous (nervos in Swedish) which I guess is that the car. To me it sounds like the car is a bit lose in the rear, but what do I know - I am not involved in any motorsport activities Maybe you have to provoke the car for us on a bad road (if you know of any) and see if you can understand what they are on about?
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I have already tried something that should be described as "irresponsible driving".
e60 is quick, and very easy to drive fast (even dangerously so).
my comment is that the better the suspension, the better the roadholding, the better the traction, the more "unsettled" the feeling in a car when it looses grip!
the rear-end of e60 is not loose, the car?s behaviour is more understeering than that of the E46 or E39, however the diesel has enough torque to enable steering with throttle.
e60 is quick, and very easy to drive fast (even dangerously so).
my comment is that the better the suspension, the better the roadholding, the better the traction, the more "unsettled" the feeling in a car when it looses grip!
the rear-end of e60 is not loose, the car?s behaviour is more understeering than that of the E46 or E39, however the diesel has enough torque to enable steering with throttle.
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