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Which of your cars has the best turning radius?

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  1. bmwm3

    bmwm3 Formula Junior

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    Which of your cars has the best turning radius?
     
  2. J.P.Sarti

    J.P.Sarti Guest

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    porsche 930, the Ferraris are like a land yacht especially the BB for turning radius, technically my 2 Jeeps are the tightest but they don't count.
     
  3. Auraraptor

    Auraraptor F1 World Champ
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    I seriously have no clue
     
  4. ryalex

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    the only one I own, I suppose.
     
  5. Mike360

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    Id have to say my 71' Alfa GTV1750...

    Short chassis makes it nice and easy.
     
  6. ryalex

    ryalex Two Time F1 World Champ
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    So you like midgets eh?
     
  7. bmwm3

    bmwm3 Formula Junior

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    Let me restate the question
    Which cars you have driven have had the best turning radius
     
  8. Mike360

    Mike360 F1 Rookie

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    I dont have to bend over.

    Either do they.

    Everyone wins :)
    71' Alfa GTV1750
     
  9. Etcetera

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    My 360 CS has the smallest turning radius.
     
  10. bmwm3

    bmwm3 Formula Junior

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    basically what im trying to find out is this

    why do many german cars have such a good radius
    and american and japanese cars can't compare

    I dont know to much about the internal mechanics of a car
    so this question might be stupid

    I know money has alot to do with it
    but i have seen cars even in the same price category
    with this prob
     
  11. Auraraptor

    Auraraptor F1 World Champ
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    Now if you asked like that in the first place, I would have given a more serious response.

    In my experience, the best turning radii have been on German cars, particularly Mercedes.

    They always surprise me with how much they can turn, even the longer wheel based ones relative to American cars.

    Recently though, a number of American SUVs have gotten rather respectable turning radii, considering their respective wheelbases.
     
  12. brassM3

    brassM3 Karting

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    My M3 turns pretty well, and the new Land Rover LR3 I got last weekend surprised the heck outta me, it turns on a dime compared to the old and much smaller Lexus RX300 I had.
     
  13. smg2

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    my old 1978 volvo wagon, would turn on it;s rear tire..
     
  14. DMOORE

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    I agree with Omar, I can't believe how tight a turning radius my wifes clk55 has. MUCH tighter than any other car I have. When she's driving and pulling into a parking space, I'm always thinking it's never going to make it. And damn if it does.
     
  15. bmwm3

    bmwm3 Formula Junior

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    Yea i think Mercedes has the tightest radius...
     
  16. Turb0flat4

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    Best (tightest) : mom's Kia Picanto.

    Worst (largest): Dad's Evo.

    Runner up for worst : my WRX.

    The Lotus Elan turbo (also Dad's) falls somewhere between the Kia and the WRX.
     
  17. Steve Magnusson

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    We don't get the micro-cars here in the US, but, on a relative scale, my '89 Honda Civic 3-dr has a very tight turning radius IMO (and "land yacht" is too kind for a TR -- try "battleship" or "aircraft carrier" ;)).
     
  18. ryalex

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    I was surprised about the 328, too... going around a roundabout I had to sloooow down and go full lock to make it around the circle! I suppose it's aligned for high-speed stability.
     
  19. passiveoptimist12

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    my saab 900 turbo- unbeatable
     
  20. taber

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    Worst - Ford/Mercury - Taurus/Sable . Forget about 3 point turns, I make 4 point turns !
     
  21. Canut

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    The worst one has to be the Mitsubishi Eclipse/Eagle Talon (2nd gen) I can't make a U-Turn, They are usually called "Oh Sh*t here they come three point turns"
     
  22. Dave328

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    My Nova SS.


    Step 1:Turn wheel full lock right.

    Step 2:press gas pedal down halfway.

    Step 3:Car pivots on RF wheel.

    Step 4:Wait for enormous cloud of vaporized rubber to clear.

    Step 5:proceed in new direction.

    :D
    Dave
     
  23. andrewg

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    Citroen Saxo VTS......makes a BMW mini look like a supertanker.....and the little saxo's faster! (0-60 under 7 secs and on to 130....and 40mpg!)......must be embarasing to drive a slower, cruder, less nimble, Impractical and far more expensive to buy and run SUV
     
  24. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    It will rotate around its inner rear wheel. You can get dizzy in one.


    Worlds Worst anything Italian

    400 might top the list
     
  25. Mr Payne

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    Honda Prelude Si 4WS, probably competes with the best in this thread.
     

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