Originally Posted by
John
this is a very interesting comment. Seems a lot of automakers are (finally) figuring out most people prefer a wider vantage point. Honda and a few others have known this for years, and a large reason why SUV's are so popular with women. As people transition from SUV's to smaller cars, expect to see this more
i noticed it with rental cars and it sucks. even with the seat bottomed out
for me, it feels like i am completely out of touch with the road and its feel
floating couches are not for me
i noticed the Eclipse (rental) and Vivek's GXP did not put me above the road ... so to me its the econoline that is doing it
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I see people out there spending money on the car to improve it … If you spend half that effort just working on your driving skills, making you and the car work together as a team, then you’ll go faster – period. To make the car go a second faster on the track takes a lot more energy and money than making yourself drive it one second faster.
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