[Alpina_B3_Lux]

Originally Posted by AWSAWS

Hey,
I know this will come down to the tyres, the road conditions and I should leave it to a track but I just want to ask because I want to get some feedback from you guys with experience.

I've had my 335i a couple of months and it's my first RWD car. I'm really cautious in the corners. Far too reserved tbh, but I'm wondering how well it will corner.

If I leave the DSC and DTC all on to the max, how much can you push a 335i round corners. I know it doesn't have a LSD but if you are on a long, constant sweeping bend and you just keep feeding more and more power gently, will it just understeer to the outside of the corner once it reaches the limits of grip? My only worry is it oversteering and sending me into the curb. Is that likely?

I know I need to book some time on a track, but what the hell, I'll ask anyway. My friend has a Sirocco and is a long time go-karter. He can really push that thing. I don't dare to push it like he does at this stage.

If you haven't changed anything suspension-wise (e.g. ARB), the car is meant to understeer when you exceed the limit. BMW has configured this on purpose because only very few drivers know how to correct severe oversteer.

If you go towards stiffer ARBs, install an LSD and remap the car, oversteer and/or drifting is no problem when deactivating the nanny controls.

When the tires start squealing, you'll be close to the limits. Normally the nose should start pushing towards the outside of the corner, which you can rectify with gently reducing throttle input. I would however advise to do this rather on a track or dedicated handling circuit where you have more space for driver's errors.

Alpina_B3_Lux