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Old 09-27-2020, 01:40 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
I'll have to give the ID4 a look if it's going to be that affordable in Oregon.

All I know is the VW bug liked to swap ends when heavy braking on loose stuff.

Neil seemed to have a fondness for the VW Golf EV. I appreciated the many regen modes including true coast mode.

Bugs are about 35 / 65 Front to Rear bias, with a lot of weight behind the rear axle to act as a pendulum and cheap swing axle suspensions like the first generation Corvair. Basically NOTHING like a modern EV.

RWD EVs have modern multi-link suspensions combined with a low center of gravity and the weight centered between the axles. For a modern gas car with these characteristics think of the Porsche Cayman
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