Glossary / General

handling

23 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Handling is how well a car drives and turns. If a car has good handling, it means it feels stable and easy to control when you steer.

Technical Definition

Handling refers to how well a vehicle responds to steering inputs and maintains stability during turns. Good handling is often associated with a sportier driving experience.

Hear It Discussed

"...to write a story. And it's basically entitled, What is Handling? And I had to boil it down and boil it down and boil it down to a sentence. And I think that sentence in the end went, the ability..."
How to appraise a car like a chassis engineer #278 The Intercooler 21:22

"it can add weight to that wheel [985.2s] by just pushing down on that and then... [988.9s] That's game changing for handling. [991.1s] So it simultaneously improves"
Do Young People Like Cars Anymore? — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 238 The Carmudgeon Show 16:28

"This is one of the best handling SUVs in its segment, and I would definitely want to check that out if you're into a semi performance kind of thing."
Muscle Wagons, CX50 and Texas Throws Beads? In Wheel Time Podcast: Your Go-To Automotive Talk Show 08:06