Evora In The Wet
Discussion
At some point, I'll be replacing my M135i with something with more feedback and that's generally more fun to drive. The M135i is quite quick, but it's very nannying and has turbo-lag, which I've come to detest.
I've owned a Z4M Roadster in the past and loved it, but I need something with four seats, hence I'm looking at the Evora.
My question is for those who have tracked it in the wet. The Z4 MR was hilarious in the wet, it would spin up and get very sideways all very controllably and sometimes at quite high speeds. e.g. it was spinning the wheels in third at around 80-90mph, which meant I had to be quite careful in how I applied the throttle. It was all great fun.
I'm hoping that the Evora might be similar. Is the lack of a LSD a problem once it starts sliding or does it tend to slide quite gracefully and one of a piece? I'm comparing apples with oranges here, I know, but I find that the electronic differential brake in the M135i means that the car can spin one wheel, then the opposite wheel, then the other wheel again multiple times when accelerating hard in the wet, which feels very unrefined and mid-corner it doesn't feel very satisfying either.
Thanks.
I've owned a Z4M Roadster in the past and loved it, but I need something with four seats, hence I'm looking at the Evora.
My question is for those who have tracked it in the wet. The Z4 MR was hilarious in the wet, it would spin up and get very sideways all very controllably and sometimes at quite high speeds. e.g. it was spinning the wheels in third at around 80-90mph, which meant I had to be quite careful in how I applied the throttle. It was all great fun.
I'm hoping that the Evora might be similar. Is the lack of a LSD a problem once it starts sliding or does it tend to slide quite gracefully and one of a piece? I'm comparing apples with oranges here, I know, but I find that the electronic differential brake in the M135i means that the car can spin one wheel, then the opposite wheel, then the other wheel again multiple times when accelerating hard in the wet, which feels very unrefined and mid-corner it doesn't feel very satisfying either.
Thanks.
Thank you for the feedback. It sounds like it is absolutely neutral then and can comfortably be made to do whatever I like (understeer, oversteer).
With regard to four seats. So long as it can fit my wife and son in, I'm happy. He'll be four or five by the time I can change the M135i, so although he'll not likely be able to sit behind me (all 6ft3in) he should be able to sit behind my wife I would think.
With regard to four seats. So long as it can fit my wife and son in, I'm happy. He'll be four or five by the time I can change the M135i, so although he'll not likely be able to sit behind me (all 6ft3in) he should be able to sit behind my wife I would think.
Thank you all for the extra information.
The M135i has a bit of understeer built in and the turbo lag means that overcoming the understeer with large throttle inputs isn't very rewarding. It's fast, but it's quite clumsy.
The neutrality/oversteer balance sounds fantastic. At Goodwood 73MM I stood at the first corner and watched as the 1960s 911s were going through with the rear carving a wider line than the fronts. It was spectacular.
The M135i has a bit of understeer built in and the turbo lag means that overcoming the understeer with large throttle inputs isn't very rewarding. It's fast, but it's quite clumsy.
The neutrality/oversteer balance sounds fantastic. At Goodwood 73MM I stood at the first corner and watched as the 1960s 911s were going through with the rear carving a wider line than the fronts. It was spectacular.
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