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Originally Posted by Sully
Suspension development and tuning are more important than layout. I'll take a macstrut porshce or bmw over a wishbone front civic. 
That said, the miata does have pretty well developed suspension.
Seems kind of silly to make statements like that before the car has been driven or is available for comparison though. |
I am not afraid to state my expectations. If anything, I hope I am wrong about this.
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Originally Posted by Gardus
Dampers quality, rigidity of the bushes, geometry, dimensions of strut and sway bars, weight of the wheels etc...there are so many elements that can make a suspension setup work or not, that I wouldn't judge a car from the mechanical layout.
Obviously if I see a RWD car with a live axle in the back I know it will have serious problems in finding a balance between grip and comfort.
One of the best front suspension setup in a FWD car right now is the one in the Megane RS and Focus RS; they use a McPherson. The Megane has even a live axle with non-coaxial springs and dampers at the back, but it's the best handling compact car to date!
The dampers on modern relatively cheap cars right now are the parts with more room for improvement, the stock elements are very cheap, just bolt on some Bilsteins and every car gets better.
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I don't disagree but the NC MX-5 has plenty other things going for it too.