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Originally Posted by DarkSunrise
It's far too simplistic to call one car's suspension better than another's based solely on the macpherson strut vs. double wishbone distinction. Conceptually double-wishbone suspension is better, but what's vastly more important for everyone from weekend track enthusiasts to the lower levels of professional racing is specific design/execution/tuning.
Take a look at Tony Rivera's FR-S in Pirelli World Challenge. He destroyed the TCA field at Road America, but was slower in a straight line than his main competitor (RX-8 on double-wishbones). The reason for his dominance was purely in handling. Yes the reason for a macpherson strut car's dominance over its double-wishbone competition was due to handling. And we're talking about an almost showroom stock series (TCA PWC) where the double-wishbone car had the benefit of years of development over the strut car.
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Not at all convinced, to be honest. The RX8 is a bigger and heavier car than the FR-S. I'd say that played a large part in that particular scenario. The RX8 actually handles very well for its size.
I put more stock in time attack, where nearly all of the top competitors are using double wishbone equipped cars (factory or converted) to get maximum traction.