Yaris Handling

[kimona]

When I bought my '07, I was living in Florida where many highways are grooved (for better traction in rain). Some cars I discovered are really affected by this road surface... and some aren't. The little Yaris got pulled all over the road as it followed the grooves. (BTW, this is a common complaint with the Prius, as well). In addition, the Yaris suffered from terrible highway wander even on smooth roads... and especially in crosswinds. The car was downright scary to drive at highway speeds!

From feedback on our forum, I tried the TRD rear anti-sway bar, which certainly improved handling, but really didn't do much to help with straight-line tracking problems.

I began experimenting with different tyres and finally found tread designs that completely eliminated highway wander.