2005 AWD Family Wagons Cornering & Handling

Cornering Performance Wet Vs. Dry

We Compared each vehicle's dry versus wet performance (via dowsings from a water truck) negotiating a 200-foot diameter corner. For the dry runs, driver Chris Walton switched off electronic performance aids as much as possible, while in the wet, all systems were reactivated. Each bar (below) represents performance in gs regardless of whether they were produced during braking, cornering, or acceleration. Of particular interest is the dip transitioning from braking to cornering; it's an indicator of stability. All g results shown are for the dry laps; the wet results are depicted as a percentage of them.

Illustration by Kim Reynolds