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Lightning - 13/7/11 at 11:16 PM

My neice has got a marketting job for Covini. Never heard of them before. Weird looking things.
[img]http://www.coviniengineering.com/c6w/C6W_Spider2.HTM[/img

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Ninehigh - 14/7/11 at 03:54 AM

Think I've seen them before, looks familiar. Can you ask her if the 4 front wheels are as good as they claim?


cerbera - 14/7/11 at 06:00 AM

Saw that at Goodwood, like you say, a weird looking thing.

[Edited on 14/7/11 by cerbera]


steve m - 14/7/11 at 09:32 AM

I doubt they will sell any,


eddie99 - 14/7/11 at 09:34 AM

quote:
Originally posted by steve m
I doubt they will sell any,


Depends on the marketing


chrisxr2 - 14/7/11 at 09:44 AM

There was a similar car years ago and the handling was apparently awesome.


MikeR - 14/7/11 at 10:36 AM

I'm curious how they set up the steering (and do the calculations) so the front wheels turn more than the middle wheels.


loggyboy - 14/7/11 at 12:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
I'm curious how they set up the steering (and do the calculations) so the front wheels turn more than the middle wheels.


Same as lots of lorry manufacturers do and Tyrrell did:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZDd1zlBPk4

[Edited on 14/7/11 by loggyboy]


balidey - 14/7/11 at 12:15 PM

But Tyrell did it (or claimed they did it) for aerodynamic drag reduction, ie less frontal area.
Trucks do it for load carrying capacity.

Why would a 'sports' car need it?
I feel its a gimik for gimiks sake.
I bet they could offer a more conventional car with identical perfomance and handling for a lot less money.