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Old 08-01-2013, 04:40 PM   #107
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Originally Posted by switchlanez View Post
Regarding center of gravity, I ended up finding all generations of Toyota MR2:

AW11 CG: 19.0" (483mm)
SW20 CG: 19.7" (500mm)
ZZW30 CG: 19.3" (490mm)
ZN6/ZC6 CG: 18.1" (460mm)

Sources:
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/809868.pdf (AW11 SSF)
http://www.carinf.com/en/601046769.html (AW11 track width)
http://chrome.yestechtoday.com/van.htm (AW11 CG was converted from NHTSA published SSF value and track width)
http://www.pro-touring.com/showthrea...om-old-site%29 (SW20 CG)
http://www.autoweb.com.au/cms/A_1349...r/article.html (ZZW30 CG)
Nicely done. This topic got debated on one of the Spyder forums after a big deal was made of the Twins' low 18.1" CG. None of the Spyder owners actually knew the CG on their car or could find it. I'm impressed you were able to find this information so easily.
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