MOTOR Feb 2015: XR8 vs SSV Redline + XR6T vs SS

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Originally Posted by WPR1

For me (and the reason I chose a GT) was because it didnt have a rock hard track setup, so I am not surprised the SS was quicker around a track.

The GT is not rock hard no, it is soft, wallowy and can't control the weight of the huge cylinder heads up so high and out to the sides at the front of the car. But if you don't drive remotely hard at all yes this likely won't bother you in the slightest, especially if you only drive on largely smooth roads.

By the way, good suspension can be awesome at the track and compliant, that is what quality suspension brings, quality suspension is not just reduced travel and rock hard, that is what rock apes do in their back yard with lowered springs etc. that give them very little travel and makes the suspension harsh and basically just totally wrong, and just makes their car go slower anyway as well as being atrociously uncomfortable. Actually, most that do this do it for the look anyway and not the performance, as they can feel it makes their car handle like crap, but it is all about the look, bro..... (slaps forehead)

Good suspension is not only quicker on the track but also more comfortable on the road as the control comes from much better damping circuits that much more effectively control the compression and rebound through far superior valving and flow which creates far better response and control throughout the suspensions range of motion, without the need to reduce the travel etc. and thus ruin the ride.