My gf asked me today why do I always floor it at the green light because she always hears wheelspin. Well yes, it's a Leon hybrid and it wheelspins a lot and I have premium winter tyres right now. The car just can't handle the instant power that it receives from the battery.
I have the same discussion with my partner. I wonder if the added batteries, throw the weight balance to the back wheels, causing a loss of grip, especially when pulling away uphill. I'd love to have the money to play around with suspension. A bit of adjustment could help reduce the amount of squat on acceleration.
You have DCC, right? Sport mode should help because it makes the car stiffer but no, it doesn't. I have better results with normal driving mode thanks to the lazy throttle response. It should be the other way around....
I've always been confused by this. I don't understand how the car can be made 'Stiffer' without the car changing the preload on the suspension. As far as i'm aware, it doesn't do this. My guess is its more tweaks to the ESC than anything, but i'd be happy to be corrected.
Really? That sounds overly complicated and expensive. I've looked at the suspension, and seen nothing other than standard coilovers. The only fluid there, would be the oil in the dampers. But there's nothing to suggest these are special. Even if there was, adjusting the damper fluid would only adjust bump and rebound stiffness, not spring rate.
Ok so i've just done a bit of googling, and i've found the tech you're referring too. It would appear that tech is generally limited to more premium brands, although I'm not stating you're wrong, as I don't know. But its more likely that Seat use valve actuation, which literally limits the amount the oil can move between chambers. So it is essentially adjustable bump & Rebound.
Ah so it is valve actuated as I expected. The electromagnetic shocks appear to be limited to Audi & some BMW models.
