Generic X-bow is killing me

i know this isn't really about the career mode, but I quite like the feeling of progression. All was going well until the x-bow which I loathe. I can rarely keep it on the track for more than a lap. I can't feel the car at all (unlike others) and it oversteers like crazy. It doesn't feel realistic at all - not that I've ever driven one irl.

Does anyone have any suggestions for settings or driving tips please? I'm dying to get past it and onto something more fun...

 

I have no idea either. It feels Ok going into a turn, I feather the throttle and I spin. Tried some tire pressure tweeks and went slower, easing into the throttle. Bam! I spun. Was like hitting black ice.

 

It might be because you don't turn hard enough. Have a few tries planting this car on the tires force the front wheel to slide. Get a bunch of understeer then accelerate slowly. I you don't turn hard enough and use enough of the tires grip this is exactly when you will feel like driving on ice. I discovered this only a few days ago... Understeering = bad

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Watch Race of Champions. Even pro drivers struggle. Any steering input under brakes locks it up. All braking in a straight line.

 

I am on the PC version but I remember that lowering the ride height made the car way more stable. Not sure if it still works.

 

I love it, it's one of the best cars in the game. Just don't overdrive it. Firm hand, brake straight and push her gently.

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I had someone recently on one of my youtube videos back from 2013 reply on my steam profile where i have it linked, was a new player to AC this is on PC though asking what I did to the car ill leave my reply below but he said it helped him a lot with the car. The KTM I think is a really fun car if you can keep hold of it.

My reply
@CzaO This is a very old video 2013 a lot has changed physics wise with the car and also tyre models, aids I dont think had any and these days i just use PRO setting which puts TC and ABS to factory.
As for setup think I only adjusted ride height as low as possible keeping the rear slightly higher than the front and maybe stiffened up the suspension slightly.

 

I love this car especially with th8a shifter, just brake on the straights, and dont go mad with accelerator, when coming out of corner and for instance in second change to third to stop it spinning. Practice, cause it drove me mad to start with but now brilliant

 

I found by not over driving and using a higher gear when coming out the corners helps a lot.

 

Yes, when driving a tail happy car, short shifting when coming out of corner is a good solution.

 

It was difficult for me too at first but after a lot of practice, I tamed it and became it's master lol
I'm no longer scared of driving it.
Having said that, I haven't driven it in a while, so I've probably forgot how lol
I wish I could remember some tips on how to drive it, but just keep practising and trying different things out.

 

Aris (the lead physics dev of Assetto Corsa) driving a real X-Bow (although slightly different version). It's tricky in real life too.

 

Brilliant car, as others have suggested, drop the ride height. I went down 8 or 9 mm from the default set up and was still not bottoming out. Also, patience is key, give it a good couple of laps to get settled in and up to temps before pushing it otherwise you'll get into a spin / tyre overheating / frustration cycle with it.

Finally, if you have a good wheel and shifter set up, use the clutch to give you good engine braking as you're coming down the gears, just make sure it's in a straight line

Such a rewarding car to drive once mastered, and you can use that tail happy tendency to your advantage with a quick blip to get pointing to the apex again if you go in a bit hot, just be prepared to catch it again when it starts to pendulum back the other way

I've gone from hating it to loving it

 

Thanks for all the great suggestions. I followed the advice to only break in a straight line and to short shift and, what do you know, started to get to grips with the car. It has taught me a huge amount about driving - how to be sensitive with the throttle, how to brake and so on. I now agree with all of you that say that the xbow is a favorite, it's become one of mine too! Bizarrely, as I've got used to it, it seems almost stable whereas before it was like ice skating. Absolutely fantastic, thanks so much for encouraging me to stick with it.

 

X-bow is 1 of my fav car in top 3 list....I like its happy-tail characteristic, wonder if it is also happy-tail IRL?

 

I love this car too, it's a bit trickier now after the control settings update but I can still tame it. The secret is to drive smooth, eventually you'll understand the car more and learn which corners you can throw it into and save it when the back end starts going. Great car, thanks kunos.

 

Yes agree, it definitely teaches you the importance of driving smoothly! I am definitely enjoying it now but it took me a long while to get there, and only then with the assistance of the people on this forum. I wonder if putting the Xbow as an N3 car in the career mode was a sensible move? I'm sure that it will put a lot of people off, as there are many (the vast majority?) who won't persevere...

 

My favorite car in AC by far...
Tread it like a beautiful woman. Be gentle and smooth with your inputs and don't force it to anything. Just let it flow and it will follow.

 

Watch the video linked couple posts above yours.

On most tracks I don't use 2nd gear because IMO you will lose more time on controlling the throttle than accelerating, it has to be a really slow corner for me to downshift to 2nd. Also lowering rear helps to make it more stable, by default it's much higher than the front. It will also affect toe and camber settings so you should pay attention to those and adjust them accordingly.

 

On the subject of small tail happy track day cars, anyone know if aerial atoms will ever be a thing on ac?