Best handling car you have driven/been in??

[melvster]

For me it would have to either.....

Ford Racing Puma; not rapid but in the corners it felt so stable and planted.

Or.......

Lotus 2 Eleven; gripped like sh!t to a blanket that thing.

[paulw123]

lotus elise 111R or My Integra type R

[wackojacko]

Caterham R400 Super light around Mallory park was brisk.


Closely followed by a PHers 996 GT3 which re defined road car grip on a circuit !

[Steve H]

Even better in the dry!

[TAHodgson]

Atom 3 300
Driven it briefly and thought it was ace
Passengered (Is that a word) and was blown away!

[Pat H]

'87 Turbo Esprit. Slide with confidence under power on dry tarmac.

Closely followed by Westfield Eleven. Just perfect.

Then 998 Mini. The only car that I have ever four wheel drifted round a wet roundabout.

I've driven a couple of Elises and an Elan Sprint, but not hard enough to pass comment.

1973 S3 Land Rover (in 2WD) was easy to control and predictable when going sideways. Unexpectedly good fun.

A 1998 1.25 Zetec engined Fester was surprisingly good.

Ferrari 328 and BMW E36 328 deserve a nod of respect. Ferrari a bit understeery and BMW lacked steering feel.

Had two Caterhams and one Westfield Seven. A bit twitchy.

My current obsession with V6 Alfas is all about the engines. They certainly don't handle particularly well.

The booby prize goes to the TVR Griff 500 that I was unfortunate enough to own for a few months. It was even worse than my Wrangler Jeep, which was bloody terrible.

[Jaroon]

My old Evo VI GSR was a phenomenon. Literally more surefooted and predictable in the wet than many cars I've driven in the dry.

[VR6 Turbo]

for me got to be either

Alfa 155 2.0 sport pack

Zcars Mini GSXR 1000

[GingerWizard]

If you mean best handeling by "getting round a corner fastest with least fuss" The David Yu's GTR.

If you mean the best handeling everyday, total reliability, regarding all control inputs, then the volvo C30 the old man has. Its unbelivably well planted, and its nature lends its self to not pushing over the limits.

Its a dream to drive.

My CTR is much more rapid down B roads, with x100 more control inputs

[ph123]

964 RS around the 'Ring was perfection ...

[thatone1967]

Love the handling of my "F"

But I am biased I guess..

[wildman0609]

Porsche 944s2
then closely followed by 964rs

[mrmr96]

Best handling car I've driven is this. By a fking mile.

[blueg33]

mrmr96 said:

Best handling car I've driven is this. By a fking mile.

+1 and their single seater

[cerb4.5lee]

Renault clio trophy as a passenger,incredible grip & high cornering speeds it seemed unflusted.

Pains me to say it because i think french cars are tat,but this car amazed me.

[TooLateForAName]

As apassenger a lotus excel.

As driver, subaru svx.

[Liokault]

Define "best handling", but for me, its either an MX5 or an Mclaren SLR.

[Randy Winkman]

I learned to drive in one of these:

[Steffan]

Lotus Super Seven Big Valve Twin Cam: the most responsive car I ever drove.

[mrmr96]

Liokault said:

Define "best handling", but for me, its either an MX5 or an Mclaren SLR.

I'm pretty sure the SLR has the MX5 whipped!