drivingsteve wrote:techniques for driving smaller, underpowered cars?
TR4ffic wrote:We've got a Peogeot 107 as a run-about/shopping trolley.
Easy to drive. Cheap to run, service and insure.
The only difference I would say regarding driving around town is that it prefers to stay in 3rd (out of 5) for chugging around at 30mph - it will do 30 in 4th obviously but its a bit sluggish... Other than that, carry on as normal.
Gareth wrote:Accept it for what it is and don't thrash the bollocks off it trying to make it something it's not!
fungus wrote:jont wrote:Calling vanman....
Floor it !
jcochrane wrote:I often drive my wife"s entry level Micra and it's so under powered that quite a fair bit of revs are required to even pull away in 1st on the flat! However better progress than most of the other traffic around and getting some overtakes in is still possible. As vanman has said working closely with the limit point is a key area. For most bends, on country roads, this means getting the throttle fully opened whilst still in the bend but judging that so the power/acceleration comes in and matches the quickening and expanding limit point precisely. There is a time lag between the throttle being fully open and the power being delivered which is where practice to time it correctly is needed. Many bends can be taken in one of two gears and often choosing the higher gear can improve overall pace as it can save a second and loss of momentum/acceleration in making an extra gear change after the bend.
More advanced planning has already been mentioned and this particularly applies to overtakes. Timing with the right amount of momentum can be critical. Because the overtakes are far more difficult they are also far more rewarding when completed successfully to the plan.
MGF wrote:I will sometimes use momentum to close toward a contact position whilst offside where I will make the final decision to pass prior to being committed*. Obviously there isn't much momentum available but it is better than a 'standing' start.
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*to the overtake
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