Re: Measuring Up to the Competition
Be glad to hear from Eric, I was just trying to stimulate conversation on a cold day (clear down in the 40's & why I have heaters in the ceiling fans.)
BTW got to looking at the specs for the concept car and to an engineer it is even more evident that they adapted a basic body design to an existing chassis a lot like putting an F40 body on a Fiero.
Numbers that jump out at me at the overall length (increased 3"), wheelbase ( whopping 8" shorter & same as original SLK) and width (3" narrower)
I suspect they needed the extra length for energy absorbing bumpers and most of the shortened wheelbase came out of the passenger compartment .
Last edited by Padgett; Jan 3, 2014 at 09:48 PM.