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Depois de ler dois artigos da EVO online fiquei com a impressão de que o novo Opel GT e o novo Lotus Elise S são do ponto de vista de condução muito semelhantes... mas enquanto no primeiro são apenas defeitos já no segundo «you soon realise that it’s actually allowing you to expose more of its abilities.» Parcialidade?!... Nah!
Senão vejamos: ambos têm motores com grande disponibilidade de binário desde baixas (face aos seus pesos) que dispensa alta rotação, uma direcção "leve", caixas de 5 velocidades sofrível, reacções cuja característica principal é a progressividade (mérito do chassis, da sua elevada rigidez e das suspensões de triângulos sobrepostos atrás e à frente), são ambos acutilantes na inserção em curva, com a subviragem a ser a primeira a aparecer, e a elevada tracção e binário de que dispõem permite-lhes passagens em curva de "pé na chapa" a ritmos verdadeiramente elevados.
OPEL GT:
«In short, it’s a rapid machine.(...) it trades tactility and engagement for abundant grip and an almost diesel-like power delivery. The structure feels impressively rigid, and there’s plenty of wheel travel to soak up bumps and compressions, but there’s a numb, artificial feel to the steering that detracts from the experience of guiding the GT along a twisty road. Initial response to turn-in is keen, but a lack of feel and a slight delay between the front and rear ends reacting results in a disunited feel (...) for while you know there’s plenty of grip to lean on, the way the car reacts doesn’t encourage you to push too far. (...)The upside is an abundance of tractability. You rarely need to drop below third gear, even on a really twisty section of road. Just as well, as the five-speed gearbox isn’t the sweetest. Perhaps as a consequence the GT is at its most satisfying when you can hold third or fourth gear, pick your line and let the grip and torque do the work. You can maintain impressive pace and the GT feels poised and planted, but it’s not alert like a Z4 or physical like a 350Z. Nor does the engine deliver any kind of character or excitement. It doesn’t sound particularly nice, and it doesn’t like (or need) to be revved (...) »
http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/208113/opel_gt.html
LOTUS Elise S:
«The new engine from Toyota (...) spins into life in a slightly characterless fashion, but the first click into gear with the ball-topped stick is a revelation of precision compared with the original(...) there’s plenty of torque from about 2000rpm upwards. (...) But the beauty is that, unlike with many more-powerful Elises, you don’t feel the need to continually batter the last few thousand revs up to the red line. The engine feels perfectly matched to the five ratios and you can’t honestly think why you’d want more power on the road (...) the S’s steering seems lighter, possibly thanks to narrower 175 Yokohamas at the front. There’s also more progressive but less attention-grabbing turn-in. Initially it feels like the Elise has lost some of its soul (...) Now, instead of nervously feeling the outer reaches of the chassis’ grip, you can really push the car into and through a corner.(...) Feel the front bite, lean into the sidewalls, feel the front edge away a fraction, hold the throttle, trust the rear… There’s the grip. Nail the exit and settle yourself for the next corner emerging rapidly out of the low evening sun. When you get it right, everything’s a mixture of hardcore grip and wonderful fluidity.»
http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/cargrouptests/202511/lotus_s1_elise_v_lotus_s2_elise_s.html
Senão vejamos: ambos têm motores com grande disponibilidade de binário desde baixas (face aos seus pesos) que dispensa alta rotação, uma direcção "leve", caixas de 5 velocidades sofrível, reacções cuja característica principal é a progressividade (mérito do chassis, da sua elevada rigidez e das suspensões de triângulos sobrepostos atrás e à frente), são ambos acutilantes na inserção em curva, com a subviragem a ser a primeira a aparecer, e a elevada tracção e binário de que dispõem permite-lhes passagens em curva de "pé na chapa" a ritmos verdadeiramente elevados.
OPEL GT:
«In short, it’s a rapid machine.(...) it trades tactility and engagement for abundant grip and an almost diesel-like power delivery. The structure feels impressively rigid, and there’s plenty of wheel travel to soak up bumps and compressions, but there’s a numb, artificial feel to the steering that detracts from the experience of guiding the GT along a twisty road. Initial response to turn-in is keen, but a lack of feel and a slight delay between the front and rear ends reacting results in a disunited feel (...) for while you know there’s plenty of grip to lean on, the way the car reacts doesn’t encourage you to push too far. (...)The upside is an abundance of tractability. You rarely need to drop below third gear, even on a really twisty section of road. Just as well, as the five-speed gearbox isn’t the sweetest. Perhaps as a consequence the GT is at its most satisfying when you can hold third or fourth gear, pick your line and let the grip and torque do the work. You can maintain impressive pace and the GT feels poised and planted, but it’s not alert like a Z4 or physical like a 350Z. Nor does the engine deliver any kind of character or excitement. It doesn’t sound particularly nice, and it doesn’t like (or need) to be revved (...) »
http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/208113/opel_gt.html
LOTUS Elise S:
«The new engine from Toyota (...) spins into life in a slightly characterless fashion, but the first click into gear with the ball-topped stick is a revelation of precision compared with the original(...) there’s plenty of torque from about 2000rpm upwards. (...) But the beauty is that, unlike with many more-powerful Elises, you don’t feel the need to continually batter the last few thousand revs up to the red line. The engine feels perfectly matched to the five ratios and you can’t honestly think why you’d want more power on the road (...) the S’s steering seems lighter, possibly thanks to narrower 175 Yokohamas at the front. There’s also more progressive but less attention-grabbing turn-in. Initially it feels like the Elise has lost some of its soul (...) Now, instead of nervously feeling the outer reaches of the chassis’ grip, you can really push the car into and through a corner.(...) Feel the front bite, lean into the sidewalls, feel the front edge away a fraction, hold the throttle, trust the rear… There’s the grip. Nail the exit and settle yourself for the next corner emerging rapidly out of the low evening sun. When you get it right, everything’s a mixture of hardcore grip and wonderful fluidity.»
http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/cargrouptests/202511/lotus_s1_elise_v_lotus_s2_elise_s.html
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