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    4 months ago

    That extra weight will also mean that more force is required to accelerate and change directions.

    The nimbleness of a vehicle can be expressed as the ratio:

    (Tire Contact Area * Tire Stickiness) / Vehicle Mass

    Increasing the vehicle’s mass while making the tires harder will lead to longer breaking distances and will cause a vehicle to understeer at lower speeds.