Ride Comparison
10-04-17, 04:04 PM
#16
what are u people talking about here. Both Gx and LX ride like jello around curves and you feel the weight in the LX which is much worse, not to mention the foul 8 speed which doesnt put out any power and there are delays.
Granted the LX handles bumps and road noise better, but the GX is pretty darn quiet too.
Again you have diehard LX cheerleaders on A LX board. not fair at all!
Granted the LX handles bumps and road noise better, but the GX is pretty darn quiet too.
Again you have diehard LX cheerleaders on A LX board. not fair at all!
- The stock GXs with KDSS system feel more responsive around corners than my LX, probably because GX is lighter. But LX leans less in light corners, probably thanks to the more advanced AHC/AVS hydraulic suspension (LX has active roll compensation if I remember corrected).
- I traded the 18inch 6-spoke OE wheels with a set of 10-spoke 20inch OE wheels. Cornering improved a lot at the cost of ride comfort.
- I then got a set of used forged Rays Volk racing TE37 18inch x 9.5J with Yokohama G94B 285/60R18 tires. I was surprised to find that the cornering performance and ride comfort improved at the same time. I know it doesn't make much sense on the cornering performance, but I drove on a twisted mountain backroad last night for an hour. I had no trouble following a few modified hot hatchbacks and crossover SUVs (BMW 1, X3, mazda, honda...).
- the forged rays wheel weigh 8.8kg each. With G94B tire, the combo weighs 27kg. The stock 20inch with tire weighs 34.5kg. There is a 7.5kg unsprung weight difference.
- the forged rays wheels are very wide at 9.5J on spec but 10.0J in my actual measurement (the stock 18inch cast wheel is 8.0J, the stock 20inch cast wheel is 8.5J). The wheel width probably also helped with the cornering.
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