Moroboshi
Novice Member
I've been reading a few Cyberster reviews and I came across one (apologies, I forget which one) which claimed that the handling was superior in the GT. Curious as the GT is heavier. Is there any truth in this?
I've not ordered yet, and I was thinking Trophy due to the increased range and well, 3 seconds to 60 is surely overkill anyway. But if the handling is markedly worse in the Trophy...
I've not ordered yet, and I was thinking Trophy due to the increased range and well, 3 seconds to 60 is surely overkill anyway. But if the handling is markedly worse in the Trophy...
) I doubt its material to street handling. The GT with its front motor puts weight distribution at an even 50/50 instead of the 51/49 rear bias for the Trophy. This might be the explanation for the GT over the Trophy in handling. But if not on a race track and on public roads I doubt any substantive difference. Until someone does a back to back comparison between the GT and Trophy its all just guessing. Reduced range for the GT on the specification sheet does not detail if the dual motor (front) was employed for testing or were the estimates taken from "comfort mode" only which is rear wheel drive only. One would think the range testing would consider the front motor contributing at least a bit as its a dual motor car. The GT in "comfort mode" seems to get quite good range. I've never run it in a wide enough range to measure objectively. My average (according to the display) is a bit over 14 liters per 100k. Now with close to 14,000 km on the clock. Of course much worse if enjoying aggressive use of "sport mode" or higher speeds. A discussion took place about the friction and drag caused by the unpowered front motor in the GT in "comfort mode" (front motor along for the ride). Seat of the pants feeling is that no resistance can be felt. But that's subjective of course. I bought a GT as that's all that's available here in Thailand. However, I would still have bought a GT. Its like having 2 cars in one. In "comfort mode" its pretty much a Trophy and nice touring car. In "sport mode" it a muscle car. I drive predominantly in "comfort" but with every drive I will employ the use of dual motors and it never ceases to amaze. Frankly that much power is not necessary, but you would never know it from the smile on my face. The added cost could be a factor at another 5K lbs. But that's like 10% additional cost for a "2nd car" experience. I don't know if insurance is different or not as we don't get the Trophy. If the Trophy were substantially less weight (smaller battery) it might be a different story but with the same battery and less than a 5% favorable weight advantage I think the GT represents a more compelling proposition.
