S500 LWB - Crosswind sensitive?
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S500 LWB - Crosswind sensitive?
Hi, am I the only one who has experience that such an S500 LWB, is a bit of a crosswind sensitive? I'm fully aware that the car have a large surface area where the wind can catch up, but..... What's you're experience's?
S500 LWB 4 Matic - 2011.
S500 LWB 4 Matic - 2011.
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not noticed it in mine - but in general its much less stable than it should be (the wind has nothing to do with it)
if you are not running 'normal' versions of premium branded tyres using the std tyre sizes, std load rating and std tyre pressures - of course it will be less stable, less safe, and worse to drive (premium aka continental, goodyear, michelin
of course (above points equally applying) if you are not on standard ride heights with the suspension geometry at manu specs - that again will add to more and more degradation in how the car performs under all aspects of driving
ABC cars get a further option of crosswind compensation - where it plays with suspension settings to compensate - whether the airtragic ones get this seems less clear (as they have the ability to do individual corner ride height - but I have only seen the wording "crosswind compensation" on ABC car I nearly bough (same age as mine and the chassis code tools don't mention it it was the main dealer sales sheet that listed the option
if you are not running 'normal' versions of premium branded tyres using the std tyre sizes, std load rating and std tyre pressures - of course it will be less stable, less safe, and worse to drive (premium aka continental, goodyear, michelin
of course (above points equally applying) if you are not on standard ride heights with the suspension geometry at manu specs - that again will add to more and more degradation in how the car performs under all aspects of driving
ABC cars get a further option of crosswind compensation - where it plays with suspension settings to compensate - whether the airtragic ones get this seems less clear (as they have the ability to do individual corner ride height - but I have only seen the wording "crosswind compensation" on ABC car I nearly bough (same age as mine and the chassis code tools don't mention it it was the main dealer sales sheet that listed the option
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not noticed it in mine - but in general its much less stable than it should be (the wind has nothing to do with it)
if you are not running 'normal' versions of premium branded tyres using the std tyre sizes, std load rating and std tyre pressures - of course it will be less stable, less safe, and worse to drive (premium aka continental, goodyear, michelin
of course (above points equally applying) if you are not on standard ride heights with the suspension geometry at manu specs - that again will add to more and more degradation in how the car performs under all aspects of driving
ABC cars get a further option of crosswind compensation - where it plays with suspension settings to compensate - whether the airtragic ones get this seems less clear (as they have the ability to do individual corner ride height - but I have only seen the wording "crosswind compensation" on ABC car I nearly bough (same age as mine and the chassis code tools don't mention it it was the main dealer sales sheet that listed the option
if you are not running 'normal' versions of premium branded tyres using the std tyre sizes, std load rating and std tyre pressures - of course it will be less stable, less safe, and worse to drive (premium aka continental, goodyear, michelin
of course (above points equally applying) if you are not on standard ride heights with the suspension geometry at manu specs - that again will add to more and more degradation in how the car performs under all aspects of driving
ABC cars get a further option of crosswind compensation - where it plays with suspension settings to compensate - whether the airtragic ones get this seems less clear (as they have the ability to do individual corner ride height - but I have only seen the wording "crosswind compensation" on ABC car I nearly bough (same age as mine and the chassis code tools don't mention it it was the main dealer sales sheet that listed the option
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is yours super high mileage ? I remember when mine had done 45k miles a well regarded indy in London told me my rear diff bushes are worn out.... two weeks back when getting trans fluid changed - 9 years on from "worn out" another garage looked at mine as I mentioned I think its wandery at the back - and they didn't find anything ... after a test run all he said mine is a lot softer than his v12 with ABC
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is yours super high mileage ? I remember when mine had done 45k miles a well regarded indy in London told me my rear diff bushes are worn out.... two weeks back when getting trans fluid changed - 9 years on from "worn out" another garage looked at mine as I mentioned I think its wandery at the back - and they didn't find anything ... after a test run all he said mine is a lot softer than his v12 with ABC
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That many miles says there should have been a bunch of suspension arms that have been replaced along the way.
Anything that is worn will make the car less stable. Especially in a strong cross wind.
I never noticed that my 221 S65 cared about cross winds to speak of. It was much easier to manage then a 240 series Volvo that was tight... for one of those.
Anything that is worn will make the car less stable. Especially in a strong cross wind.
I never noticed that my 221 S65 cared about cross winds to speak of. It was much easier to manage then a 240 series Volvo that was tight... for one of those.
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That many miles says there should have been a bunch of suspension arms that have been replaced along the way.
Anything that is worn will make the car less stable. Especially in a strong cross wind.
I never noticed that my 221 S65 cared about cross winds to speak of. It was much easier to manage then a 240 series Volvo that was tight... for one of those.
Anything that is worn will make the car less stable. Especially in a strong cross wind.
I never noticed that my 221 S65 cared about cross winds to speak of. It was much easier to manage then a 240 series Volvo that was tight... for one of those.
