carguy123 wrote:
It took Porsche 60 years to tame the rear engine configuration so how long will it take you?
So it took them 60 years to figure out that things like toe control, camber control, tire width stagger, and track width all actually matter...Of course, it also took competition/enthusiast drivers considerably less time to simply figure out the handling dynamics, and subsequently how to drive around all of that...With great success, I might add. Already knowing as much as we do today, learned largely from others' past mistakes, gives the astute and studious observer a significant leg up on Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche for development and tuning a rear engine car. Which should also makes it easier for the driver to get 'up to speed' as well.
phil wrote:
I will mull over your point about the effect of a tilting suspension. I still have to to a good deal of reading.
Leaning the car can't really change how much total weight gets transferred to any significant degree, but can adjust how much gets transferred to/from the front tires vs the rear tires during cornering. This gives you the ability to actively adjust the handling balance. The other main benefit of better contact patch control wouldn't apply to the DeDion rear suspension.