What I want vs. what the reality could support
On 25 янв, 14:58, Dean Dark > wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:07:44 -0800 (PST), AD > wrote:
> >> >IIRC the Vitesse had a lethal flaw, whereby in hard cornering the outside
> >> >rear wheel would fold under the car.
>
> >> That would only happen if you snapped off the throttle in mid-corner,
> >> which no capable driver would do. *It's the same kind of thinking as
> >> the people who believe that the Porsche 911 has a "fatal flaw" because
> >> it will spin out if you do the same thing.
>
> >In the best Homer Simpson voice: "Umm, the rear engine layout + RWD...
> >massive weight resting on the rear axle. I love oversteer"
>
> ... and that is *exactly* the kind of misguided 'Homer Simpson' type
> of thinking that I was talking about. *Believe it or not, there are
> many people out there who think that understeer is A Good Thing.
Yes, I believe you, judging by the fact that there are few affordable
rear wheel drivers
these days and most of the surviving ones have the engine in front.
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