12-10-2012, 09:16 AM | #23 | |
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However, many race drivers will not place their thumb on the rest. It's more about how hard your grip is on the wheel than thumb position. Having your thumb on the rest would actually restrict steering wheel movement in extreme driving. Also, no air bags on dedicated track cars .
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12-10-2012, 08:15 PM | #25 |
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Chicks and those who know how to drive properly Those who drive around with one hand think they look cool and think they know how to drive but neither are particularly true j/k... kind of.
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12-10-2012, 08:45 PM | #26 |
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This. Unless you're driving a manual that requires a hand to constantly be on the shift, all true driving requires two hands. You'll never see a rally/race driver going around the track one handed. One handed is for city cruisers trolling for chicks or ppl on the phone....
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12-11-2012, 12:26 AM | #27 |
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I position my hands wherever I feel it most comfortable, generally 10/2. When I want to shift with the flappy paddles, it's 9/3 for ease of finger placement.
When you are used to 10/2, I agree 9/3 is a little awkward.
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12-11-2012, 12:36 AM | #28 |
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High performance driving is 10-3 even on hard turns you will reposition to 10-3 as it permits. Soft grip. Slight bend. Relaxed. Smooth inputs. When i went around with the insturctor driving it was really fast and the steering looked effortless. Even if you have to shift you dont rest your hand on there. Lol.
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Mbz are fun muscle cars though. Very fast. Especially those cls 63+. Holy. Its like a freight train. Too bad its not always on rails lol. |
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It does also depends on the driving speed and the road layout. High speed and/or sharp turn must be driven with both hand on the steering wheel, otherwise you're just gonna crash. And BMW, like most manufaturers, suggest the optimal hand position ( 9 and 3 ) |
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12-11-2012, 04:44 AM | #35 |
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WAY OT but... This is a bit of an old stereotype that isn't true any longer. The 2012 C63 is very comparable to the E92 M3 in handling... the E92 M3 is still better in my experience (I've owned 2 of them) but the gap is very small now. The freight train handling of MB of yesteryear is not really the case any longer... at least with the new C63 coupe.
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In Germany, you always have to order it separate. In the UK, you get it starting at the 'SE' trim. In Belgium you get it automatically from a 328i and up. And in the Netherlands you get it with the 330d/335i. Each country has its own baseline configurations like that. |
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Sure it may have gotten closer in difference but its still gobs away. C63 i personally dont like and am aware the dynamics of the car improved. But if i wanted an amg it would have to be the cls/sls. |
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12-11-2012, 10:16 AM | #38 |
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I don't have any leverage when using the thumb things...
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12-11-2012, 06:16 PM | #39 | |
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Many who actually have driven both cars would disagree with you. This isn't to say the M3 isn't still the better track car (it is, IMO) but the difference is marginal at best and on certain tracks, the C63 would be faster. The 2012 C63 coupe laps the Nurburgring faster than the E92 M3 did... it wouldn't do that if it couldn't "turn-in" and was too "nose heavy". You can prefer the M3 (many do and in many ways I do still to this day) but don't let that bias make you close minded or spout off incorrect information. The M3 is still the preferred track car by a small margin, IMO, but the C63 is nowhere close to "gobs" away in performance on the track... it would be a drivers race. On the street, the M3 would see nothing but C63 tailpipes. The next M3, I'm hoping, is better again as that will be just about the time for a car change for me Sorry, OP, we shouldn't be off topic like this as it isn't relevant in this thread!!
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