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Yeah I get it. It's not a 'pimp my ride' episode. I might go back to 17"

Yes ride height is way too high at the moment. I photoshopped it lower in the thumbnail but once the car is weighed, shocks and springs will need to be replaced, and ride height set.

Good suggestion. Ride height is currently way too high

Fair comment. Starting to look like a last century hot rod. Luckily I have a set of 17" BBS that are more period-correct. So I have options...

@@inCARnationAustralia 17 BBS on a 928 would look great. BBS are one of those rims that manage to look simultaneously period correct and modern. So would look right on a classic 928 but also would be consistent with the underpinnings which are definitely more modern than classic. As someone who runs ultra low profile tyres on the back of my 911, they really are a pain in the butt in the sense that they wear are so fast and are so easy to rub on a kerb when parking particularly with the 911's much wider rear end relative to the front. 17's with a 40 or 45 side wall would be better and since you have stated you are building something true to the 928's origins as a sporty GT, any slight loss of performance will not make a difference in its intended use.

Thanks, noted. Offset ET59. Yes, I did note how much heavier the new wheel/tyre combo is. Boo. Probably should have gone even lower on the aspect ratio but really didn't want to go as far as 30 profile. But if they don't work out, I can swap with the BBS 17" on one of my other cars which look good and are more period-correct.

ET59 is pretty good, especially if they are wider. Looking forward to a ride soon ;)

Matt's workshop is Koyaworks in Hornsby Heights. Check first please as often I'm not there working on the car.

@@inCARnationAustralia Yikes, he's 1/2 way to Newcastle, could catch train as far as Hornsby then bus goes passed Kookaburra Rd Still ages away and see how I get on Only in Sydney one day, Mrs got her Quilt show there, last year I went to Fox car collection when Quilty thing was in Melbourne, was a very good few hours filled in

www.wheel-size.com very good

@inCARnationAustralia Thx Stu

Yes, subsequent to the video I read the procedures manual. That's probably all it will take. Thanks.

Sorry about previous comments. Don't know what happened there. Yes my 19" are 40 and 35 profile. I probably should have gone 35 and 30. Fallback plan - I do have nice BBS wheels on 17" that I could swap from another 928.

Strong opinion! Which MG model did you hire Mark?

We have an MG4 EV and it's not a low quality car at all. Not perfect, but great for the money. My main gripes are to do with the software/GUI and not the car or the way it drives and handles. My only other real complaint is a low frequency interior resonance on some road surfaces that should have been tuned out before production.

@@GRAHAMAUS I've reviewed them a couple of times on the channel and so far I am also impressed with the car overall - body rigidity, lack of rattles, etc. Agree about the GUI and software. It works but a little bit laggy and low-res compared to the latest Chinese cars. No complaints about the performance though. Just breathe on the throttle and it hauls! Desperately needs a quality Recaro-style seat though to match its performance.

Good questions. I will try to get some good answers for you when we do a full test.

Yep. Heavier than the dual-motor rocketship 3.8 second EV I bought this week for peanuts. No I don't think Maloo GTS-R owners fret too much about the amount of fuel they use. It's like a badge of honour. And on that topic, funny how EVs get abused for being heavy and should be charged extra for wrecking the roads yet all the best selling blokes cars - HiLux, Ranger, Triton, Amarok, etc... are all considerably heavier.

So much smart tech in this car that Mark didn't get a chance to experience in his short drive

@@inCARnationAustralia yes it takes a while to come to grips with with it all. I came from a 210kw tuned Audi Q3 and while the Audi had somewhat better road dynamics when pushed the Tucson is actually amazing for the price and a fun drive.

A reasonable question. Firstly I'll say that you don't have to use that mode. You can have it delivering maximum power with or without noise. Or you can choose to emulate a petrol engine's torque curve. The reason is that for track drivers used to the characteristics of an ICE engine it can help them in many ways, for example : - judge their braking points based on gear and revs - provides familiarity for those used to taking their ICE cars to track - variable engine braking based on engine revs - i.e. using the gears to adjust weight balance or trail-brake into corners Basically it's a useful tool if you're used to driving an ICE car on track and switch to EV. Helps you judge your brake points Josh Buchan is a championship winning race driver here, and he believes the difference at Sydney Motorsport Park between simulated ICE mode and maximum attack is around 1 second per lap. But for less experienced drivers who need those reference points, it could be the other way around. Basically they did it because they wanted to appeal to "real" drivers who love the feeling, sound and punch of petrol motors. Part of the fun of a petrol car is the punch when you change gears, or the feeling of the car "coming on boost" or "getting on the cam". That's part of the challenge of ICE motors - keeping it in the right power band. Albert Biermann and his Korean engineers say they are doing this to create as much appeal as they can to petrol-loving track drivers. And I think they succeeded. It's a ridiculously fast car in any mode.

@inCARnationAustralia you're answering the question "what is that feature making the synthetic engine sounds?" you didn't answer my actual question buddy, I know what it's for but not why you selected it and you're incorrect, that noise reduces power due to torque curve emulation. There are modes on that car better for benchmarking performance than the one you chose.

@@edism Incorrect. You haven't driven it have you. You can select various engine sound modes - some of which do not reduce the torque at all in "single gear" max-torque EV mode. As I said. You skimmed through my reply without actually reading it. Also I did answer your exact question : I explained WHY Albert introduced this simulated gear stuff with a ICE-like torque curve. To appeal to petrol heads and track day enthusiasts. Some of the other stuff the engineers did just because they wanted to. The simulated jet fighter mode (that doesn't really appeal to me) the engineers wanted to do as Top Gun Maverick was being released in Korea at the time and they wanted a sonic boom effect with a big kick in the back. So they just did it. They were operating on the principle that it's easier to ask for forgiveness than ask permission.

@@inCARnationAustralia I had never heard about the jet fighter mode! That actually sounds really cool. I probably wouldn't leave it on that one, but for the novelty I love it! There's too few features added to cars these days for the sole purpose of giving them personality...especially EVs. Kudos to the engineers for having a little fun!

Manual mode on a track provides a different level of exhilaration. So testing it on the straight line was a testament to transmissions having always handicapped the vehicle’s capabilities