*grins* you took a right hand corner at only 60km/h???
If you have driven your car for a while and know it's limits, then I should add the following pointers:
1. FWD cars naturally understeer.
2. VSA only detects wheel slip in Australian models on the front wheels. Hence if you take a sharp corner and your rear tyres lose traction slightly around the corner, that's normal.
3. Please don't hit a curb doing this (or hit something period) as then it could damage your chasis/suspension/wheels. Best place to try this sort of driving is on a track.
4. I have 17" Bridgestone REO40's which are slightly better than the 16" dunlop OEM's.
5. The Euro has one of the better lateral grip and cornering chasis's on a non-sport orientated vehicle. It won't corner like a Porsche but it corners better than most.
6. Once you REALLY know what you're doing, turn off VSA. VSA also limits the accelleration gain on the pedal during a corner. Once you learn how to judge a corner and optimise your entry/exit speeds (or really accelerate around a corner), you'll take it faster that way.
7. Don't ever do it in the wet unless you're on a track or you don't mind paying the excess on your insurance policy.
It's heaps of fun taking corners at fast speeds near your car's limit within common sense constraints. But know what you're doing first ... too many young hoons out there who misjudge and cause damage or danger to others/themselves.
And remember at $300 each, tyres ain't cheap.
Originally Posted by badthing
... Thanks
(not sure if the VSA lighted up at this point). Luckily, there was no other car next to me in this double lane roundabout, as I have taken both 
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