QUOTE(andrekua2 @ Mar 19 2016, 09:27 AM)
Jazz with its stiffen suspension (compared to Vios) definitely gave a more reassuring feeling when driving fast. However no matter how much you stiffen the suspension, once you tried higher segment, there is no way to get rid of the sampan feeling at high speed. Usually the one holding the steering cant feel a thing because his/her body coordinate and accept those body roll because he/she anticipate it already.
Dude, i've owned worst sampans than this. I think i know what is acceptable and what is not that acceptable and i've done some not so sensible things with the rather unacceptable ones.
So, i do know my expectations. Just not other people and it is not within my powers to change their perception of things. Not to say that i am happy with my car. The lack of damping options really is a major drawback to the car especially setting the rear end up. But, it is not made to be a hot hatch or anything in that fashion in the first place. So, nothing much to expect.
Basically, i'd split labelling cars being stable into 2 major categories. The comfort / reassuring stable and the performance kaki type of stable by what i think their definiton of stable is.
The former although not really gonna hold the ground and sent every bumps, nooks and cranny up to shake your guts out but will still give you the feeling that it is more than capable at the speed you hurl it into. Sometimes good, sometimes dangerous.
The latter might be a grip monster but ain't gonna be friendly to anyone who has a brain to be jolted around.
With the introduction of electromagnetic damping. Things have changed considerably and it seems possible to have best of both worlds especially when forward radar level sensing techologies can be integrated further with the dampers. It looks like the future is definitely here but definitely not at the mass consumer levels yet.