Poor turning radius.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Oxford CT
Poor turning radius.
I was attempting a "u" turn yesterday.
It seems as the vette has some what of a poor turning radius.
Its no big deal, Tap the gas a little and let the rear wheels do the turning.
That really is my favorite way to make a turn that I normally could not make.
It seems as the vette has some what of a poor turning radius.
Its no big deal, Tap the gas a little and let the rear wheels do the turning.
That really is my favorite way to make a turn that I normally could not make.
Racer
Joined: May 2004
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From: North Richland Hills TX
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Atlanta Georgia
i think GM did that on purpose to force you to whip the tail around. I think these cars are begging for it, and every time you do it, it give you a big shot of adrenaline like its begging for you to do it again.
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Considering that the nose of a C4 is half the length of the car, it's understandable that a 3 point U-turn takes a lot of space. 
But yeah, I was surprised at the exaggerated amount of real estate that my '95 takes to make a U-turn the first time I did one. Now I do it like you guys say - turn off the traction control, whip into the turn and goose the accelerator as I'm going into the turn. That takes out at least half the area the car needs with a "granny turn".
BTW, this action is not advisable to be done with LEO's in the general area...
But yeah, I was surprised at the exaggerated amount of real estate that my '95 takes to make a U-turn the first time I did one. Now I do it like you guys say - turn off the traction control, whip into the turn and goose the accelerator as I'm going into the turn. That takes out at least half the area the car needs with a "granny turn".
BTW, this action is not advisable to be done with LEO's in the general area...
mine turns like a ****, no problems with u-turns.
