QUOTE(andrew9292 @ Oct 17 2018, 10:46 PM)
I think the float/being pushed feeling is mainly caused by the steering design. Some Toyota EPS (electric steering by motor) in the past also experienced this (New corolla, camry hybrid etc). The root cause is said to be due to the weight balance geometry of the wheel, is a little bit too forward from the center of the wheel. This causes the steering to loose some 'self centering' and it also causes a slight problem where its hard to keep the car in a straight line because this set up causes the reduction of this 'self centering weight' effect. You cannot feel the feedback on the steering compared to a traditional hydraulic steering or a different design, especially that few millimeters from 'straight ahead position' of the steering. This means that by the time you feel that you are being pushed, it is actually kinda late to react, so if you 'panic' and over-react,
the entire journey becomes very tiring as you are always trying to center the car. Best to just trust the EPS but do very small but constant corrections. The first time I took delivery of the car and while doing a U-turn, I almost crashed into the road divider as my previous cars like old Myvi and Exora had much more steering feedback and self centering. My Bezza model is late 2016 production, not sure if recent models have solved this.
You can also try to use wider tyres… 185/60 should be a starter, the difference is 2mm+- on the height, and it does not make your speedometer overspeed, but underspeed by a just few percent actually. 185/65 is next but your speedometer will overspeed more than it is under speed when using 185/60. I changed to CC6 185/60 after a year and a few months, it got slightly better than stock 175/65. The first number is the wideness of the tyre. The stock rims can fit 185, no problems.
Next, the car is very light... FYI new Myvi is about 50kg heavier than Bezza 1.3L Advance, despite Myvi being 'smaller'. Other Bezza versions are slightly more lighter than 1.3 Adv. So, Bezza is taller and bigger, but can consider lighter about 1 skinny passenger than the new Myvi. If you carry 3-5 passenger in Bezza vs carry yourself, you will note the difference. So after some consideration, I did some serious heavyweight soundproof and this additional weight alone made more difference than wider tyres.
Also if you are using Bridgestone Ecopia tyres (1.3 Adv), i personally find 220 front, 210 rear is good if you are driving alone, soft enough and directionally more stable especially after your tires crossed a year old and start to feel less soft. If you carry 1 passenger in the back, I raised about 5kpa rear per passenger. If fully loaded at 5 passangers, I was at 220 front, 225 rear. This is my exprience, but bottom line is you need to lower the front pressure, and then the rear slightly lower than the front if you are driving alone. How much lower, best to test and experience with your driving style. The previous ecopia i was using at
250 front, 250 rear had been more 'botak' at the center, which means over-inflated, and i normally drive alone. Maybe if you always carry 5 passenger, 250kpa front and rear would work, but it did not work for me. Remember to pump your tyre early in the morning, by hot afternoon the surrounding temperature causes about 10-15kpa difference already.
Bro , Nice Info and Great Real Review , this was also why i keep remind others are you sure you " need " a bezza?
speaking of driving tiredness , it was not build for driver , and i believe it was not build for passenger as well ( rear seat ) , it was build for practicality on city drive use , thats all about bezza. ( Honestly , i never have not enough space problem on bezza , but it just seem " too much space " which are useless , not balance enough , story abit , 1 time a passenger want to bring a big picture frame from Tesco , and bezza cant fit , Alza for sure can and Myvi i believe can , there were advantages from hatchback over sedan too )
i am sort of having the same problem with 250kpa , my tyre havent botak though, since then i put 220-240kpa , but it was the recommended tyre pressure , mostly for " fuel efficiency ". ( grab driver )
One more thing was bezza was not really meant to fetch heavy object , i almost always hit bump stop when fully loaded except i crawl over speed bump with brake on , especially on steep bump.
What do you think about bezza fuel efficiency , i dont think it was great for 1.3 , but it was good < nowadays alot car can achieve such fc , example city , vios , jazz, mazda 2, or to say almost all normal economic car are having such fc , nothing special and it should be. ( especially compare to proton )
This post has been edited by Goodboy92: Oct 18 2018, 12:49 AM