Grimace427
Well-Known Member
I am trying my darnest to keep up with this debate about virtual pivot point, upper and lower, outer and inner, front ICs and RCs, and even psychedelic distorting control arms, but I am totaling missing out on understanding what all this terminology means regarding track performance.
I get the fact that the new design is lighter than a traditional A-Arm, and is potentially more adjustable, but what is it likely to deliver in terms of steering control, under/over-steer, steering feel, turn-in, etc?
Did BMW achieve some improvement in racing performance as a result of this design? If so, does anyone know how this steering architecture contributed to the improvement?
Feeling like a dunce. :shrug:
As far as over/understeer that is reliant on the entire chassis setup. What the double ball joint front suspension does directly is give the Ford engineers more flexability as far as agressive alignment tuning, brakes and wheel packages, and hopefully an improvement in front steering feel. The setup is lighter for a fact, it also might be easier to upgrade as far as bushings go(compare to BMW upgrades).
Many of the German manufacturers have been using the setup for decades and they certainly contribute to refined handling. I work on Mercedes and I can say they make the heavier cars feel a bit lighter on their feet, but we are only talking about a small piece of the puzzle. The only thing that matters is how potential buyers feel about the suspension/chassis package as a whole after they've driven the car.
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