The Bravion is a compact rear-drive sports saloon in the mould of a BMW E46 3 Series, and it sits at the opposite end of the handling scale from the front-heavy muscle cars. Its weight is split close to 50/50 and the engine is rev-happy rather than torque-heavy, so it turns in eagerly and changes direction without a fight. The flip side of that balance is that the risk here is oversteer, not understeer — the tail will step out on power and it will also step out if you lift mid-corner.
How it drives
On tarmac the Bravion is a point-and-shoot car: the nose bites cleanly on entry and there is none of the reluctant, wide-pushing turn-in you get from a heavy V8. That willingness cuts both ways. Get greedy with the throttle on exit and the rear rotates under power; snap off the throttle mid-corner and lift-off oversteer swings it the other way. It rewards a tidy line and a smooth right foot far more than aggressive corrections.
On loose surfaces that rotation is easy to provoke and, once you trust it, easy to steer with the throttle — but it happens quickly, so it wants smaller inputs than a forgiving muscle car. Think of it as a car you place and drive out of, not one you throw at the corner.
In a pack it is lighter than the big sedans, so a solid hit will move it and can spin it if the tail is already loaded. Its defence is speed and agility rather than mass.