What exactly is the maneuverability of a car is clearly defined in the compulsory course "Automobile Theory" for vehicle engineering majors: the handling stability of a car means that the car can drive in the direction given by the driver through the steering system and steering wheel without feeling too nervous and tired; And when it is disturbed by the outside world (uneven road surface, crosswind, unbalanced load of goods or passengers), the car can resist interference and maintain stable driving performance.
To put it bluntly, a car with excellent handling performance can drive more smoothly, and the external conditions have little influence on the vehicle, which can be called an excellent handling experience. The purpose of excellent handling is to improve driving quality and safety, not fierce driving demand. This definition is recognized in the automobile industry, and a series of standards have been formulated based on it. Has it subverted many people's perception of manipulation?
Compared with many manufacturers (such as BMW and Mazda) whose selling point is "control", they prefer drastic track driving adjustment. Strictly speaking, this should be a kind of "driving experience", which perfectly grasps everything about the vehicle, and the vehicle has a higher driving limit, thus bringing "driving" fun.
The handling stability of automobiles has a complete evaluation system in the automobile industry, and you don't just open your mouth. The evaluation of the treatment is as follows:
The picture is from Zhihu.
We can see that almost all the indicators in the above figure focus on steering performance. Different from ride comfort, handling stability is a kind of performance with good consistency between subjective and objective correlation. Speaking of people means that the higher the subjective feeling score of the expert's test drive, the better it will look on the objective data, and the two are complementary.
So as ordinary consumers, is it necessary for us to pursue the ultimate control ability? It depends on the purpose of your car. If it is purely for home use, most models on the market can meet your needs. The maturity of car-making technology has made the daily performance differences of major brands smaller and smaller; If you want to make jokes at home occasionally, a family car with positioning exercise is enough for you to splurge; If you are a track master, you can buy and modify the track, then a model with excellent original handling performance will make you happier than high horsepower.
I hope everyone can choose the car they really need more rationally, instead of spending unnecessary money because of a publicity. I am a cyclist. See you next time.
This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.