Turning Circle - how many metres do you need to turn round?

[Petrolhead_Rich]

My new car seems to have the turning circle of a barge, so I was wondering what the average turning circle is, go go google your car and turning circle and post back the width required to turn in metres:

Mine:
Volvo S60 2.0T
11M

Lets see who really has a barge and who can turn on a sixpence!

and no discounts for being able to flick the rear end round, I know it reduces the turning circle but it's not a fair comparison!!

[sticks090460]

Don't have it any more, but in Westfield SEi, stick 5,000 rpm on the clock, turn wheel, dump clutch. Turning circle = length of the car.

[bazking69]

Toyota iQ

[VictorMeldrew]

sticks090460 said:

Don't have it any more, but in Westfield SEi, stick 5,000 rpm on the clock, turn wheel, dump clutch. Turning circle = length of the car.

ditto TVR 500, but don't need the revs so much!

[andym1603]

XC60- 11.7m
Why have Volvo done this, the old 200s used to turn like a black cab?

[thinfourth2]

My old caterham

Hydraulic handbrake
LSD with almost zero slip
Modified steering rack giving about 45degrees of lock.


Pretty tight turning circle

[Iq owner]

I can vouch for the IQ it has a great turning circle

[Petrolhead_Rich]

VictorMeldrew said:

sticks090460 said:

Don't have it any more, but in Westfield SEi, stick 5,000 rpm on the clock, turn wheel, dump clutch. Turning circle = length of the car.

ditto TVR 500, but don't need the revs so much!

READ THE FOOTNOTE!!
I used to do this in my VX Omega and also a RWD hire car to get round this junction:

[Mr E]

according to google.
Elise: 10.7m (no LSD and not enough power for spin turns)
Alfa 156: 11.1

My old GT4 was significantly worse than the Alfa.

Whats a black cab?

[Petrolhead_Rich]

andym1603 said:

XC60- 11.7m
Why have Volvo done this, the old 200s used to turn like a black cab?

Three letters: FWD

The old ones were RWD

have you tried getting 180bhp to go round 45degrees and have a diff that allows that level of slip but still manages to pull away without eating one tyre???

They need to go back to RWD, as do many manufacturers!!

[mike9009]

Not sure what the turning circle on my Alfa 156 is .... but I know it is huge for the size of car. Makes getting in our 'chicane' style driveway difficult. And yet others with C class Mercs, Vauxhall Zafiras and even our own Mini and MX5 are a doddle.

Mike

[Petrolhead_Rich]

Mr E said:

Whats a black cab?

HTH

[DanielC4GP]

11.33 for our family 7 seater Grand Picasso bus. I always thought it was pretty st but after reading this thread it seems I'm not the worst off.

Black cabs are about 8m.

Edited by DanielC4GP on Saturday 19th November 11:01

[Madness60]

Got a 156 and agree with the others, its takes most of the county to turn it round, its a bit of a pain in tight multi stories as you like a right dapper having to reverse to make it round a tight turn!

[anonymous-user]

Mk3 Mondeo is a hefty 11.64m, which is suprising because the Alfa 156 I had before it is 11.1m and that always felt worse.

[williredale]

The OH's Zafira isn't too bad for turning circle. Much much better than my Volvo or my old 106 which despite being tiny needed miles to turn in. Once had to do a three point turn to get around a mini-roundabout!

[LuS1fer]

The Mustang is officially 11.6m but it's way better than our Mk 4 Mondeo which is claimed to be 11.45m. One is wrong.

[robsco]

Alfa 156 was awful. Cerbera is truly woeful - not helped by steering which needs a shove almost heftier than I can manage.

[SuperHangOn]

I remember my old 190e nearly managing black cab turning circles, really useful.

Edited by SuperHangOn on Saturday 19th November 11:51

[Dracoro]

Mr E said:

Whats a black cab?

Did you really just ask that