I think the driving is being somewhat impeded by the dynamic steering, as my car would often begin to lightly skid to one side, and I'd try to countersteer, only to find that my wheels were more or less locked to center at that speed. More range at speed as well as more immediate responsiveness in the steering is a must for hard driving.

I've generally been led to believe that FWD is more stable and prone to understeer, while RWD is more prone to oversteer. It could just have been my experience, but between the two versions of the front-engine car, I managed to slide far more with the FWD. Also, slightly dissapointed that I can't seem to kick the tail out in a RWD sports car on gravel.

I had a few extreme slowdowns during my playtime, about 1-2 FPS. Smooth as butter just before and after. It seemed to be tied to location, as waiting for loading to complete didn't ever seem to help, and moving away from that spot resulted in immediate improvements. If there's some log or feedback menu I should be looking in, let me know and I'll track it down again.

Wow. The new cars are awesome (and I saw what you were testing with them; one front-engine and one rear-engine car, and FWD and RWD versions of each), and have been the most fun driving I've had in Outerra yet. A few quick notes:Also, is the updated Swiss road network automatically downloaded with the update, or is that a separate download or otherwise manual change? At a glance, the streets of Bern look about the same as before, with no noticeable change that I can see. Of course, I could just be not paying enough attention.