My new Impala SS

[hanoverphist]

they stopped making real impala ss's in 1996.

this

 

[angry hampster]

Congrats on the purchase. The new-style FWD Impalas handle so much better than the old B-Body RWD cars. Should be a fun ride.

 

[halik]

I'm guessing he hasn't. GM basically solved the issue of torque steer in its FWD, V8 cars in the mid 1990s. I'd go into specifics but it'll be lost on him. Suffice to say, the rest of the auto industry, especially Nissan could learn a lot from GM when it comes to putting high horsepower engines in FWD cars. Nissan cars are notorious for their outrageous torque steer in their FWD V6 models.

Explain how GM "solved" the torque steer problem on a car with open diff and different length axle shafts?

Don't be afraid to get into the details ...

 

[beepandbop]

They stopped making real impala SS's in 1964.

fix'd

 

[caspur]

Here a funny thing with those Impala SS and the Grand Prix GXP, they don't torque steer that bad.

That quiver is actually the traction control kicking in, causes the steering to go haywire. If you turn the traction control off, it's not bad. I've seen worse in both the Maxima and the Mazdaspeed 3.

Now, the Impala SS has other problems. In town I got 10mpg. The H3 Hummer, which uses the same engine, does the same thing. I'm not sure if that is a function of the 4 speed trans or my driving, but 10 mpg is awful for a car that can't outrun a Honda Accord v6.

Oh, and last thing. Hot summer day, drive the car around, then feel the transmission area between the driver and pass seats. 🙂 No other car does that.

 

[alkemyst]

Explain how GM "solved" the torque steer problem on a car with open diff and different length axle shafts?

Don't be afraid to get into the details ...

no power and crappy gearing? 🙂

 

[fbrdphreak]

I think we all know that these people who have never driven a V8 W-body actually do understand that since a W-body isn't driven like a Neon SRT-4 or Mazdaspeed3 that torque steer isn't an issue, especially when Stabilitrak is left engaged. Nobody is saying it is now the perfect platform to go auto-xing, but unless you beat the shit out of it EVERYWHERE you go and EVERY CHANCE you get, you won't be bothered by it. They know all this, they're just having a little fun, right? 🙂