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Old 01-26-2012, 02:12 PM   #40 (permalink)
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The Mistress - '88 Bmw 320i Touring SE
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Last 3: 27.17 mpg (US)

Germany Beadle - '91 Mercedes 300td (estate, N/A)
90 day: 24.63 mpg (US)

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90 day: 39.77 mpg (US)

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90 day: 26.19 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by Arragonis View Post
Would the weight (unsprung especially) of those items be enough to offset the increased weight of the drives ? Someone did speculate on creating a car with independent hydraulic drive for each wheel for rallying many years ago at the height of the 600hp+ Group B boom - just before Group B got banned.
I imagine with some creative engineering, they can easily offset the weight of the 4 motors at the extremities by the fact that there would be no engine/transmission/fuel tank etc..

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I prefer the opposite, which is where we came in
so you call a Vrs with 1/2 tonne of PD pig iron up front, and an aygo with a "tube" rear axle well balanced?
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