Best and worst cars for cross winds
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Something you never get to check out on a test drive. So - experiences please.
Mine are.
Skoda Fabia Mk2. Pretty poor on cross winds, scares my wife a bit.
E36 2.5 pretty stable could feel very strong winds on rare occasions
F30 335d x-Drive. Absolutely rock-solid, pretty impressive in strong crosswinds.
Obviously the higher the speed capability, the more these cars are subjected to scrutinous testing.
Mine are.
Skoda Fabia Mk2. Pretty poor on cross winds, scares my wife a bit.
E36 2.5 pretty stable could feel very strong winds on rare occasions
F30 335d x-Drive. Absolutely rock-solid, pretty impressive in strong crosswinds.
Obviously the higher the speed capability, the more these cars are subjected to scrutinous testing.
beat me to it.Dracoro said:
2CV in cross winds is, erm, “interesting” 
The original and early Sierras were diabolical. Modified shortly after introduction to be a little less random... Neil Kinnoch crfeased one of the first ones..."Early versions suffered from crosswind stability problems, which were addressed in 1985 with the addition of "strakes" (small spoilers), on the rear edge of the rubber seals of the rear-most side windows"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Sierra
e39 5 series saloon with sport suspension- I know if I'm feeling that being blown around then it must be properly windy outside.
Had a newish citroen berlingo hire van last week- to transport some light but bulky stuff to a trade show- could really feel that moving around, and it wasn't even a particularly windy day. I've driven transits and sprinters and not noticed anything like that before.
Had a newish citroen berlingo hire van last week- to transport some light but bulky stuff to a trade show- could really feel that moving around, and it wasn't even a particularly windy day. I've driven transits and sprinters and not noticed anything like that before.
Most stable by a long way were all the various Saab's I owned between the mid 90's and 2010, all immensely stable in severe cross-winds.
Can't really think what was the worst.......maybe the Vauxhall Frontera hire car that I once had, which was borderline scary, or my old Morris Marina TC Coupe!!
Can't really think what was the worst.......maybe the Vauxhall Frontera hire car that I once had, which was borderline scary, or my old Morris Marina TC Coupe!!
aeropilot said:
Most stable by a long way were all the various Saab's I owned between the mid 90's and 2010, all immensely stable in severe cross-winds.
Can't really think what was the worst.......maybe the Vauxhall Frontera hire car that I once had, which was borderline scary, or my old Morris Marina TC Coupe!!
For an aeroplane company, you would expect SAABs to cope with wind!Can't really think what was the worst.......maybe the Vauxhall Frontera hire car that I once had, which was borderline scary, or my old Morris Marina TC Coupe!!
Pica-Pica said:
aeropilot said:
Most stable by a long way were all the various Saab's I owned between the mid 90's and 2010, all immensely stable in severe cross-winds.
Can't really think what was the worst.......maybe the Vauxhall Frontera hire car that I once had, which was borderline scary, or my old Morris Marina TC Coupe!!
For an aeroplane company, you would expect SAABs to cope with wind!Can't really think what was the worst.......maybe the Vauxhall Frontera hire car that I once had, which was borderline scary, or my old Morris Marina TC Coupe!!
Lwb 2004 7-series. What’s a crosswind? It doesn’t even twitch going over the M62 j20-22 where you cross the reservoir, even when it’s blowing a gale & closed to high-sided vehicles. Its sibling 6-series is pretty good too.
Worst of all cars I’ve owned was the Supra (mk3 with the pop-up lights). That liked to wander.
Worst of all cars I’ve owned was the Supra (mk3 with the pop-up lights). That liked to wander.
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