Victor,
At 70+ the Explorer is spooky. Scares the stuff out of me. It is
sooo...goosey. Sorry, not very literate tonight. Oh it is fine if you are
driving in a straight line. Goes like a bat. BUT, the slightest touch on the
steering wheel results in a over reaction and roll effect. At higher speeds it
drives like a flippin stage coach. I do try to keep the speed down. But, as
you know, this is hard to do on the interstates. God help the poor soul who
has to make a tight evasive manuver at 60+. This is a sloppy whale of a
driver.
Guy
"Laury, Victor" wrote:
> >It is exactly the combination of high CG, large mass and soft suspension
> that makes SUVs so roof-happy, especially in avoidance maneuvers at speed,
> when a high rate steering input combined with the vehicle's velocity create
> very high forces acting against the cushy suspension systems these vehicle
> are typically equipped with. The sudden inputs required to correct for a
> blown tire are an example of what to do if you want to put your typical SUV
> on it's roof. If it were me, I'd crank the pressure up to reduce tire body
> heating on my way to the tire store to buy some Michelins... Gary McCormick
> San Jose, CA
>
> Gary, Your logic is the same argument I would make. I wonder if at least
> some of the drivers of these vehicles ever wonder over the physics of their
> motion. I own a sports car. Why is it that I'm being passed by SUV's doing
> 85+ on any So. Cal. Freeway? Do they ever ponder what would happen if they
> had to avoid a hazard? I do. They would become a placed hazard or several,
> as the behemoth would break up into several large pieces before coming to
> rest.
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