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General Lee? :slayer:
Sadly not. But I will get to drive a car with zero doors very soon; the Ariel Atom 3 300 :slayer:
General Lee? :slayer:
One thing that has only briefly been touched on is that this choice is not just about aesthetics over practicality, but also driving dynamics. A Grande Punto 3dr for example has a torsional chassis rigidity of 19,700 Nm/degree compared to only 16,500 Nm/degree for the 5-door. This equates to superior suspension geometry intergrity in the 3-door, so it should be the better drive.
Where did you get that info from out of interest?
iv never looked that info up but i would say the 3door grips that little bit better. not a lot but enough to notice.may help with it being that little lighter toWhere did you get that info from out of interest?
iv never looked that info up but i would say the 3door grips that little bit better. not a lot but enough to notice.may help with it being that little lighter to
I suppose the chassis rigidity difference is not quite to apparent by the fact that both the arms and subframes use bushes for vibration and noise reasons. Put some alloy subframe mounts and proper rose-jointed arms and the differences will be much more obvious.