The 6 wheeled car no-one asked for

[LuS1fer]

You have to wonder at the mentality of some car producers. I mean why, just why?
http://jalopnik.com/5703214/six+wheeled-covini-c6w...

[Thorburn]

Worked alright for Tyrell.

[edo]

think of the cost of a set of winter tyres ;-)

[LuS1fer]

Thorburn said:

Worked alright for Tyrell.

Almost but they used small wheels...oh and still came second.

[Flood]

Don't forget the added crash protection... you are carrying around your own tyre wall after all.

[ajprice]

It needs a trailer.

[Dr Derek Doctors]

The guy who designed it gave this as a reason why its a good idea:

Looney said:

• Less risk of aquaplaning

What? If you have 100% more front tyre surface area with the smae amount of weight then you have more risk of aquaplaining.

If he can't understand this simplest of principles then he probably shouldn't be designing road cars.

[thinfourth2]

LuS1fer said:

You have to wonder at the mentality of some car producers. I mean why, just why?
http://jalopnik.com/5703214/six+wheeled-covini-c6w...

Reason 1:- Your talking about it

Reason 2:- Are you going to look at a 6 wheeled car?

[NWVT]

and heres me thinking about you where gonna have a thread about the good olod mini hustler

[LuS1fer]

thinfourth2 said:

LuS1fer said:

You have to wonder at the mentality of some car producers. I mean why, just why?
http://jalopnik.com/5703214/six+wheeled-covini-c6w...

Reason 1:- Your talking about it

Reason 2:- Are you going to look at a 6 wheeled car?

1. Briefly.
2. Only to laugh.

[anonymous-user]

doogz said:

Dr Derek Doctors said:

The guy who designed it gave this as a reason why its a good idea:

Looney said:

• Less risk of aquaplaning

What? If you have 100% more front tyre surface area with the smae amount of weight then you have more risk of aquaplaining.

If he can't understand this simplest of principles then he probably shouldn't be designing road cars.

Perhaps if you don't understand the simplest of principles, you shouldn't be commenting on it?

The front set of wheels clear the water to allow the second set to grip. Those fortunate enough to have a drive in a Panther 6 praised it's wet weather grip.

Except of course the orignal poster is in fact correct. Sure the first "set" of tyres will clear the water, but they will be "lifted" by the water also, which takes the downward load off the "second" set of tyres, so the total lateral or longitudinal force that can be generated by the 6 wheel car is broadly the same as for a 4 wheel car!!

[saaby93]

Max_Torque said:

doogz said:

Dr Derek Doctors said:

The guy who designed it gave this as a reason why its a good idea:

Looney said:

• Less risk of aquaplaning

What? If you have 100% more front tyre surface area with the smae amount of weight then you have more risk of aquaplaining.

If he can't understand this simplest of principles then he probably shouldn't be designing road cars.

Perhaps if you don't understand the simplest of principles, you shouldn't be commenting on it?

The front set of wheels clear the water to allow the second set to grip. Those fortunate enough to have a drive in a Panther 6 praised it's wet weather grip.

Except of course the orignal poster is in fact correct. Sure the first "set" of tyres will clear the water, but they will be "lifted" by the water also, which takes the downward load off the "second" set of tyres, so the total lateral or longitudinal force that can be generated by the 6 wheel car is broadly the same as for a 4 wheel car!!

+1 for increased risk of aquaplaning with less load on each tyres

[chrisxr2]

that looks fricking awesome. If 6 wheels is good enough for the pink panther its good enough for me.

[LuS1fer]

chrisxr2 said:

that looks fricking awesome. If 6 wheels is good enough for the pink panther its good enough for me.

Panther the car company made the 6.
Pink Panther's car had 4 wheels:

[Dominic H]

Six wheels? You have to include the 'Wolfrace Sonic'. I actually saw this driving down the A21 from Locksbottom to Bromley as a spotty teenager, I damn near dropped my chips...

[kim99]

Always wanted a P6 Panther when I saw it on TV years ago. Apparently only two were made, both sold to Arabs & apparently last thing I heard was a price of one million pounds !. Or the Aston Martin Lagonda with the black glass & digital dash) or one of the cars from Gerry Andersons UFO because they were all so cool & futuristic !! & just noticed the Pink Panther Car which had a weird door opening operation & I was always so frustrated because I always wanted to see a) the inside close up & b) the drivers view (always imagined superfuturistic dash) !!

[thinfourth2]

Considering that super cars are meant for the inner 12 year old

Who wouldn't want a 6 wheeled car