Re[2]: corrado

["Wiggins, Rodney L" <rwiggins@clev.frb.org>]

i think you guys need to research a little bit more about what 
happened behind the scenes with the corrado before sending in 
the pit bulls...  that's if you even care about the truth.
i can go dig up those articles but i fear that it will just 
fall on deaf ears, so i don't think i will bother.

--I do remeber that when the automotive press reviewed the 
--Corrado, they thought the moving wing was an amusing 
--gimick. But when they reviewed the 911 (carrera2 &4) they 
--thought it was engineering genius. 

--Actually, I have a corrado and think the real reason for 
--"retracting" is rearward visability when parking or backing 
--out of driveways. The wing was never intended to produce 
--downforce, simply reduce drag. Remember, the car's top 
--speed (140 mph) was one of its big marketing points when 
--the corrado was first released. 

--Rod Wiggins
     
i don't really care about the moving wing either, but at 
least i know that it was done that way for a sound reason. 
perhaps in the US/UK the 45 mph is a waste of time.  
the german ones go into effect at 75, which is where the 
benefits come in.
     
     
eliot