And the mass of the engine in the VX220. In a car like the Elise and the VX220, added weight is very noticeable. And since that weight was in the rear - different rear springs. As far as the DeLorean outhandling an Esprit - old wives tale. Physics doesn't allow the DeLorean to outhandle the Esprit because of the location and the size of the masses. The Esprit has a lower polar moment of inertia and a lower roll center. Two critical values when it comes to handling. -- Mike -------------- Original message from Martin Gutkowski - DMC Ltd <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: -------------- > This is not unusual behaviour for Lotus. The Vauxhall VX220 is basically > an Elise underneath yet has a *slightly* different suspension setup and > doesn't handle as well as an Elise.... Guess what the difference is..... > go on..... bet you can't... :-) > > (rear springs) > > Martin > > Shannon Yocom wrote: > > >If someone at the Lotus 06 gathering could also ask them about what Robert > heard > >at an Open House event... > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/