That one apparently did well in rally, so I have trouble seeing it as a ‘hugging the ground’ supercar. Even though Porsches and Lambos also were in rally.
It’s a bit of a misconception. Soft-sprung cars can be hella fast on roads.
But modern supercars are sprung so slow for downforce, to try to turn their bottoms into vacuum cleaners. But its mostly for show, as this doesn’t even kick in till like 90mph+. In fact, many racecars are faster around hairpens when sprung looser and higher.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Not to speak of the Lancia Stratos, the original cheese wedge:
cheese
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 months ago
That one apparently did well in rally, so I have trouble seeing it as a ‘hugging the ground’ supercar. Even though Porsches and Lambos also were in rally.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 months ago
It’s a bit of a misconception. Soft-sprung cars can be hella fast on roads.
But modern supercars are sprung so slow for downforce, to try to turn their bottoms into vacuum cleaners. But its mostly for show, as this doesn’t even kick in till like 90mph+. In fact, many racecars are faster around hairpens when sprung looser and higher.