Guys,
I heard bout so-so handling with this car. Unfortunately, my uncle's car lost control when he go thru water puddle on NSE last week! He was driving @ 110km/h or less during that time. The car is still consider new coz less than 6 mnths and the mileage only 7000km +. If not mistaken i heard one case on LPT last yer. One side of the car hv to be replace coz hit the divider! Total repair cost near to RM16k!
Hi Kwar,
Not the 1st time. Even N brand, the company itself demonstrated how 1 of its owners in treasure hunt organised by the company lost control after going over water puddle on straight road and hit divider. I'm sure most of you could remember that the N company even gave the owner 1 free brand new Sylphy as replacement.
The design of the car itself is bad, narrow at 1695mm yet stand higher than most bigger cars. Its bad exterior design is leading to bad aerodynamics followed by bad suspension setup with narrow straight stance. Even big and heavy proper SUV like Sorento, Santa Fe, Pajero Sport could handle better than the Sylphy.
Wooo.... I see many marketing staffs flocking in to cover up. Don't try to drag Golf and BMW that lost control only at much higher speed or the driver had the traction control turned off while trying to pull some trick. 110km/h on straight wide highway is still within controllable speed. If that car would lose control over tiny water puddle, that car is not qualified to be on the road. Not even old Japanese cars would loose control like that.
Wah Miki Mao trying to assume that the water puddle is deep then bashed Kwar blindly. Fyi, that Treasure Hunt contestant lost control over small water puddle, okay. CONCLUSION is Sylphy failed in handling and passive safety, handles worse than SUV.