The official "my Yaris handles bad on the highway/with crosswinds" thread - Toyota Yaris Forums

spkrman · 05-27-2007, 10:41 PM

Rims and tires basically eliminate this problem.

Its a highway machine with the dubs on... but I never had issues before... just grab hold of the wheel.

I've never been in a car that kept going straight when there was 40mph gusts... as a matter of fact, the only time I get "blown around" is when every other car on the road gets blown around. The only time its ever been sqiurrely at all due to wind was winter on the highway in storms around curves... now of course all you have to do is slow down, and snow tires help alot... I should also add that for every day my stock tired yaris made it though, there were 10-20 of something larger on the side of the road.

The car itself isn't so unstable, it just takes a tighter grip on the wheel... an abnormally tight grip for such a small car. I suppose chalk it up to electric steering.

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05-27-2007, 10:41 PM	#11
spkrman Banned View User's Garage Drives: 1 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 2 Posts: 1,476	Rims and tires basically eliminate this problem. Its a highway machine with the dubs on... but I never had issues before... just grab hold of the wheel. I've never been in a car that kept going straight when there was 40mph gusts... as a matter of fact, the only time I get "blown around" is when every other car on the road gets blown around. The only time its ever been sqiurrely at all due to wind was winter on the highway in storms around curves... now of course all you have to do is slow down, and snow tires help alot... I should also add that for every day my stock tired yaris made it though, there were 10-20 of something larger on the side of the road. The car itself isn't so unstable, it just takes a tighter grip on the wheel... an abnormally tight grip for such a small car. I suppose chalk it up to electric steering.