1M........tHe PoLaR bEaR.
Discussion
KW DDC ECU/W-Lan coilovers now in with KW UK for fitting and set up.
http://www.kw-suspensions.co.uk/uk/kw_ddc.php
http://www.kw-suspensions.co.uk/uk/kw_ddc.php
Edited by aussieinlondon on Wednesday 9th May 09:35
Chr1sch said:
it really is a stunning car, can I ask, have you completely ivalidated your warranty now?
Thats the sole reason i am scared of 'playing' with new cars :-s
For the suspension, yep the manu warranty is invalid and KW will cover any suspension issues and so on, I am not running any uprated software so for the rest it should be fine.......Thats the sole reason i am scared of 'playing' with new cars :-s
Picked up the 1M Monday, shame really as it hammered down with rain while I was out giving it a run so limited experience to feed back on the stability but through a couple of roundabouts while in sport and sports+ the 1M feels very direct, stable and well planted, body roll was never an issue with the stock chassie set up but even now it feels much more stable again.
There is definitely a massive difference between the 3 pre-set settings which change in millisec's with the in cabin 3 way button (measured by pectoralis bounce lol) but honestly the comfort is great for cruising, it really does cut out the shuddering on undulating roads and the crap we call roads around London, it gives you that feeling of floating over rather than forceful bounce, you would forgive yourself if you felt you was riding on a 65series low profile over the 35's. Sport is where things really start to firm up, if gives you a similar ride quality to the stock suspension, you can start to feel every bump before you can see them but it is in no ways spine crunching, perfect for fast road blasts, then sports+, well this pre-set was developed for the Nurburgring or track use, on the road you know about every single road imperfection lol but I will give that some more use in the dry and find some nice tarmac to give it a good going over.
Ride hight, well I opted for a 10mm front and 5mm rear, I just clear getting into my garage with a modified entry point) but that 10mm up front has cleared that massive front arch gap and runs more in-line with the rear.
As for the fitting, Marcus from KW Germany has done a superb job, very much an oem finish but then the guy is a perfectionist and one of KW's top development guys so wasn't expecting anything less.
First thoughts, quality, makes a massive difference. Will start shortly having a play around with the app controls and make a few of my own settings.
The 3 pre-settings are based on the following suspension kits
comfort
http://www.kw-suspensions.co.uk/uk/kw_streetcomfor...
sport
http://www.kw-suspensions.co.uk/uk/kw_variant_3.ph...
sport+
http://www.kw-suspensions.co.uk/uk/kw_clubsport.ph...
The brain of the set up nicely concealed in the rear
http://blog.kw-suspensions.co.uk/?p=4424
There is definitely a massive difference between the 3 pre-set settings which change in millisec's with the in cabin 3 way button (measured by pectoralis bounce lol) but honestly the comfort is great for cruising, it really does cut out the shuddering on undulating roads and the crap we call roads around London, it gives you that feeling of floating over rather than forceful bounce, you would forgive yourself if you felt you was riding on a 65series low profile over the 35's. Sport is where things really start to firm up, if gives you a similar ride quality to the stock suspension, you can start to feel every bump before you can see them but it is in no ways spine crunching, perfect for fast road blasts, then sports+, well this pre-set was developed for the Nurburgring or track use, on the road you know about every single road imperfection lol but I will give that some more use in the dry and find some nice tarmac to give it a good going over.
Ride hight, well I opted for a 10mm front and 5mm rear, I just clear getting into my garage with a modified entry point) but that 10mm up front has cleared that massive front arch gap and runs more in-line with the rear.
As for the fitting, Marcus from KW Germany has done a superb job, very much an oem finish but then the guy is a perfectionist and one of KW's top development guys so wasn't expecting anything less.
First thoughts, quality, makes a massive difference. Will start shortly having a play around with the app controls and make a few of my own settings.
The 3 pre-settings are based on the following suspension kits
comfort
http://www.kw-suspensions.co.uk/uk/kw_streetcomfor...
sport
http://www.kw-suspensions.co.uk/uk/kw_variant_3.ph...
sport+
http://www.kw-suspensions.co.uk/uk/kw_clubsport.ph...
The brain of the set up nicely concealed in the rear
http://blog.kw-suspensions.co.uk/?p=4424
Edited by aussieinlondon on Wednesday 16th May 10:24
Saw a few pics Marc put up on Facebook the other day. After seeing the work he's done on a few cars in the past, including his VXR and his RS it's safe to say these pictures don't do the car justice as to how mint it will look in the flesh now. The detailing thing has never interested me all that much but he is a master at his job.
I'm going to stop reading this thread, it's getting depressing
I'm going to stop reading this thread, it's getting depressing
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