Are the type 89's nimble?

[Huw Powell]

>> The all wheel drive makes it a little less prone to understeer.
>> Not that you can't have fun in a coupe gt, of course.
> 
> That makes sense of course, but I was wondering about the lighter
> weight of the Coupe GT being a factor too.

Well, it's not all about weight.  It's sort of "everything" taken 
together, right?

After years of getting totally used to my coupe, I could make it do some 
pretty silly things.

Then I got the 90Q, which certainly *feels* more sedate (and more 
solid!).  But I got used to it, and learned how to make it squeal going 
around every corner on 1-A from rye to hampton NH.

I once took the 90Q followed by the Coupe on a local "squeal test" 
(testing the passenger seat scream device).  The 90 did what I expected, 
was fun, silly and all.  Followed it with the coupe, and on the hard 
off-camber right turn into the swamp road was horrified at how badly it 
plowed through the corner (so were the pedestrians I was aimed at).

But of course, my driving style and expectations had altered to match 
what it takes to be silly in the 90Q.

-- 
Huw Powell

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