I don't really know how to ask this but here goes....Has anyone noticed that if it is windy outside that your Tc gets blown all over the road. I've had my Tc for about 2 months now and I am consistently fighting the wind to keep my car straight. In my old car, a 2000 Eclipse, I never noticed this as much.

Anyone else have the same problem or know why I would notice this more in my Tc than the Eclipse?

 

Many manufacturers (especially with more affordable cars) won't put in the time and money for proper aerodynamics. Front to back usually pretty well, but not for crosswinds. As an extreme example, Ferrari spends a LOT of time and effort to carefully get wind to flow as smoothly as possible from any angle that you would encounter driving forward.

Z

 

Get a Lotus...it will definitely help with any angle of wind. Saw one yesterday....was hot as hell.

 

i think you really need to drive a xB to really know what being in the wind is like..

 

I also drive an expedition but dont even notice the resistance that much, our cars aren't necessarily that light so I really just don't get it. Guess I just gotta deal with it since I cant really change the aerodynamics of a car too much.

 

yeah you def feel the crosswinds in our car. and i drive on I-580. for those in the bay who drive on that road, you'll know the hell it is to drive over massive pothole at 80 mph in a 20 mph crosswind

 

Try driving an xB in even light wind....the tC is nothing compared to the box...

 

I hear that windsplitters completely change the aerodynamics of the car. CF especially, I think it adds like 23 whp too.

 

^^ cuz the xB's are like flying a plane with the air brakes on

 

who told you 23? CF should be like 50 whp!

 

^^^^^ i hear that driving in an Xb in crosswinds is similar to throwing a empty tissue box into a hurricane.....lol

 

My mom's 95 Ford Contour (rounded like a Taurus) blows around in crosswinds REAL bad. You'd think not being just a sleek little bubble of a car... but it just does!

The RSX isn't TOO bad, but it blows around a little.

Z