by chiroman » Sun May 13, 2007 9:04 pm
I get this as well and was a bit disappointed at first thinking the Impreza would be vice free.
Had 1st Impreza 318 since Oct 06 and was a bit alarmed at first but brain has adjusted a bit now and don't notice it as much.
Believe this is called lift off oversteer and now use it going into tight corners. My old 2.6 vectra needed a similar technique to get it to turn in but that's another story.
The worst was when in a real hurry to get to Enfield Hospital last Dec. Powering past half a dozen cars but hesitated on throttle when flat in 4th. The car instantly jumped about a foot to the right but I floored it and carried on in the night feeling lucky.
I have arrived at the conclusion that I need to try the car on track some where with a bit of pro input to help things along.
I was recently working with a guy who had owned 911's for many years, had bought a Porsche GT3 and he noticed the same characteristic, also car very sensitive to steering input always have to be in control of it.
Is there a cure for this lift off thing?
Mike