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      01-03-2022, 10:00 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by SteveinArizona View Post
The issue on an SUV vs. sedan is not straight ahead speed...it is handling. Don't think that an X3 will handle around corners like a sedan and the fact that it can generate the same speed could lure you into thinking that it is better around corners than it is.
I still recall when I rode shotgun with instructors at Monticello in their x5m safety cars. Eating curbs and drifting corners for multiple laps, not once did the chassis felt unbalanced or grip was lacking. It may not handle “as well” as an m3/4/5 but it certainly did not feel like a “suv” either.
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