Originally Posted By: flacoman
Having a Speed 3 and having had a Nissan 240SX, I hope I can speak from some (small) experience .
Front engine/ rear drive cars like the 240,RX series,and even back to the corolla (AE-86) have a "tossability" and a way to put all four tires to work that the FWD hot hatches do not. In the 3 I'm always painfully aware that the limiting factor is the outside front tire . With the RX or nissans you can choose your cornering attitude with a smidge of control input; if you want to just hammer the outside front , just turn the wheel and let it push.
If you want to spice things up drive it in until you feel the front tires working hard and feather the throttle off and feel the chassis pivot around the shifter knob. Add a bag of throttle back in and finish the turn steering with your right foot
Working both ends of the car with purpose,is a delight and not nearly as easy to do in a FWD vehicle.
my 2 (+ a little) c
Jorge
With the proper package the Nissan 240 is probably the nicest ever Nissan over all.
Having a Speed 3 and having had a Nissan 240SX, I hope I can speak from some (small) experience .
Front engine/ rear drive cars like the 240,RX series,and even back to the corolla (AE-86) have a "tossability" and a way to put all four tires to work that the FWD hot hatches do not. In the 3 I'm always painfully aware that the limiting factor is the outside front tire . With the RX or nissans you can choose your cornering attitude with a smidge of control input; if you want to just hammer the outside front , just turn the wheel and let it push.
If you want to spice things up drive it in until you feel the front tires working hard and feather the throttle off and feel the chassis pivot around the shifter knob. Add a bag of throttle back in and finish the turn steering with your right foot
Working both ends of the car with purpose,is a delight and not nearly as easy to do in a FWD vehicle.
my 2 (+ a little) c
Jorge
With the proper package the Nissan 240 is probably the nicest ever Nissan over all.
