Cars with the best control weights

[chappardababbar]

Here’s a topic that I don’t believe has been discussed before (feel free to link the thread if it has)

Which cars have the best control weights?

I’ve been driving my L322 recently and one of the standout attributes of the car is its steering weighting and feel, brake feel, and throttle weight and calibration.

It’s perfect.

Crucially the control weights suit the car and are a defining aspect of its character.

So I’m starting this thread to learn about other cars that owners believe have the same characteristics.

[kambites]

I think the controls in my Elise are very well judged. My MGB was pretty good too, although it needed a big wheel to make the steering light enough.

I've never really gelled with anything with servo assisted brakes and/or power steering.

[ettore]

JLR, Porsche, Lotus and BMW all consistently good at this I think.

Makes a massive difference to me and, as per OP, need to be judged on the specific type of car.

[DonkeyApple]

chappardababbar said:

Here’s a topic that I don’t believe has been discussed before (feel free to link the thread if it has)

Which cars have the best control weights?

I’ve been driving my L322 recently and one of the standout attributes of the car is its steering weighting and feel, brake feel, and throttle weight and calibration.

It’s perfect.

Crucially the control weights suit the car and are a defining aspect of its character.

So I’m starting this thread to learn about other cars that owners believe have the same characteristics.

It's a good discussion. There are certainly some cars where the brake or clutch feel just doesn't feel right for the car and even some where the throttle is wrong. Steering seems much more common to not be quite right.

With LR, I hated the clutches on manuals from the D2 back to the early Land Rover. Especially in the Range Rover. But throttle, brake and steering was something they always had right from the later Classic era onwards.

Modern BMW steering feels too light for the size of car but the pedals are good.

I've generally found German cars to be pretty much spot on though including good gear stick weight.

My mother had a Honda Accord in the mid 90s and the throttle was far too light. You really felt that you could only drive it easily if wearing something like a Converse and it was a nightmare with Timberlands.

French hatchbacks of the 80s and 90s didn't have pleasant pedal actions.

Some of this may be as a result of French hatchbacks like earlier LR products having more van like seating positions?