How should the car feel at high speeds? 105+

[ViperTwo4]

I'm trying to diagnose whether the supra's front end always felt floaty at high speeds OR if it now feels floaty due to tires, suspension, alignment, aero, etc. So, if you guys could drop a comment below on your experience driving the supra fast and whether you feel like your car is planted at high speeds or if it feels floaty, that would be great.

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[Chris_a90]

Fast

 

[CWO5805]

Mine is stock. Feels stable at 114

 

[dAPEX]

Mine hypothetically feels very stable at higher speeds on OEM tires, OEM suspension, and no changes to aero.

 

[razorlab]

Feels stable even at 160 on track

 

[Loco38SUP]

I'm trying to diagnose whether the supra's front end always felt floaty at high speeds OR if it now feels floaty due to tires, suspension, alignment, aero, etc. So, if you guys could drop a comment below on your experience driving the supra fast and whether you feel like your car is planted at high speeds or if it feels floaty, that would be great.

Is your car stock or modified? Give us a baseline for an apples to apples comparison.

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[Habu]

Maybe look into an alignment. That said, a 100mph (160km/h) feels like 65-70mph (105km/h) in these cars. - German engineering.

 

[Teleguy11]

My top speed so far in my unmolested, non modified '21 was 142 mph. This was on a 3 mile long perfectly straight bridge with no other traffic.
It was a dream moment.
BTW, I had gear 7 and 8 left to use.
I'm sorry if I piss people off about this by using a public road. It was a clear road, with nobody around. (like a track).
Car was planted like it was going 30 mph and I felt in total control.
I will never, ever do this again though on a public road.

 

[baagel]

 

[MK5_Ger]

As a professional German Autobahn driver that has access to the lovely unlimited Autobahn, I can safely assure you that driving VMAX or about 260kmh/ 160mph feels safe.
No floaty front end or anything.
My car is stock.

 

[razorlab]

My top speed so far in my unmolested, non modified '21 was 142 mph. This was on a 3 mile long perfectly straight bridge with no other traffic.
It was a dream moment.
BTW, I had gear 7 and 8 left to use.
I'm sorry if I piss people off about this by using a public road. It was a clear road, with nobody around. (like a track).
Car was planted like it was going 30 mph and I felt in total control.
I will never, ever do this again though on a public road.

You would still be in 6th gear at 142mph.

 

[Funkjaw]

I'll say my car is incredibly stable at high speeds with ONE exception - on throttle random rear end trajectory change; for instance flooring the car in 4th gear and merging lanes on a less than perfect freeway the car will absolutely feel like the rear end is randomly changing position. This has been identified as rear bump steer by other people and is the main reason I got the verkline toe arms.

My front end however has always felt incredibly stable even at 140+mph

 

[Rocksandblues]

Feels stable even at 160 on track

I feel stable at 161

 

[BimmerGuy]

I feel stable at 161

I wonder how much (if any) that yuge wing helps.

I was at the track last weekend and found the car to be super stable at 115-ish. The first time I got it up to 135 or so, I wouldn't describe it as "floaty" but neither did I feel like I wanted to do that again. I did it again and it felt OK, so perhaps it was because I was doing a small directional correction the first time instead of going dead straight. I did have the windows down which certainly did not help aerodynamics and my car is totally stock, no wing or other aids other than those little things I stuck on right by the mirrors to reduce turbulence.

 

[digdeep0169]

with suspension, mods, aftermarket wheels, this car SAILS 120 changing lanes, etc. (in mexico of course)

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