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How to Make the C8 Corvette Handle Even Better

In technical director Kim Reynolds’ figure-eight testing report on the 2020 Chevrolet C8 Corvette Z51, he spoke of strong understeer, combined surprisingly with a fair amount of snap oversteer in this unique limit handling test, one that MotorTrend has used for years as a standard of comparison.

I’d like to point out that a good chassis tester like Kim focuses on the negatives, elucidating where it can be better. It’s something I’ve always done as a racer, too, and it’s a key to my successes.

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