Covini C6W (Six Wheel Car)

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Looks pretty cool.

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I hope Top Gear tests one of those things. I can already see Clarkson ripping it apart.

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Weird, just fucking weird.

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[quote]Chip Duglass wrote:
Weird, just fucking weird.[/quote]

Yes… but badass… just fucking badass!

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430 horsepower with a top speed of 185mph doesn’t really impress me.

Looks cool though

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These are the reasons they give for the 6 wheels.

? Less risk of front tires deflating
? Less risk of aquaplaning
? Better braking
? Better grip
? Better comfort
? Better absorption of frontal impact

None of those factors are really an issue when I look to buy a car.

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[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
430 horsepower with a top speed of 185mph doesn’t really impress me.
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Put it next to any supercar, and it’s not impressive, but come on… For the average cars we see on the streets, it’s pretty impressive.

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Until you have to buy tires for it.

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If there was any significant performance advantage to 6 wheels over 4 we would see more 6 wheeled sports cars, this thing is a gimmick.

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[quote]Yo Momma wrote:
Until you have to buy tires for it.[/quote]

Rims are more expensive than tires.

That’s gotta hurt the wallet.

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[quote]Shammy wrote:
If there was any significant performance advantage to 6 wheels over 4 we would see more 6 wheeled sports cars, this thing is a gimmick.

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No doubt.

I just think it looks cool, and would be awesome to have to drive around and see the looks you get.

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[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
430 horsepower with a top speed of 185mph doesn’t really impress me.
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Electronically limited I’m thinking

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It was already tried in Formula 1(Tyrell-Ford),and dumped after one season ,1976.I saw it race when I was a young 'un.

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Looks like it suffered from a birth defect.

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conjoined car syndrome

stupid idea…think of the excess weight and mechanical complexity.

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[quote]Neuromancer wrote:
It was already tried in Formula 1(Tyrell-Ford),and dumped after one season ,1976.I saw it race when I was a young 'un.

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Crap. You beat me to it. I saw it race when I was younger as well. Not live, mind you - but on TV.

I thought it was the coolest shit I ever saw.

I was watching one of those classic car races the other day on the Speed Channel - and there was one in the F-1 division.

It didn’t run very close to the front.

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that’s a lot of extra unsprung weight vs. a 4-wheeled car. This 6-wheeler will have bigger contact patches and more grip up front, but that won’t really do anything to keep the tail in line where the grip matters most.
It’s cool, but I don’t think there’s any way a 6-wheel design like this could perform on par with a conventional 4-wheel setup.