Suspension design types on different ethusiant cars

[rwh11385]

Dodge SRT4:
F - Independent MacPherson strut / R - Independent multilink
or is it? F independent MacPherson strut / R independent Chapman strut? I've seen both

2000 Dodge Neon
four wheel independent suspension using MacPherson struts front / Chapman struts with links in the rear

1995 neon: macpherson F / multilink rear

2003 Celica: MacPherson struts front / double wishbone coil spring rear

90-93 Celica GT4: Front: Independent McPherson struts / Rear: Independent Independent McPherson struts, longitudinal arm.

1983 Toyota Celica GT-S: Layout: Front Engine / Rear Drive
Front: MacPherson Struts, / Rear : Semi-Trailing Arms

6th gen Celica (94-99): MacPherson struts up front / Chapman struts in the rear.

The 2005 Mustangs - lightweight cast-aluminum front control arms and coil-over MacPherson struts / retains the familiar “live axle” non-independent rear suspension with coil springs and shocks, which helps keep the ’Stang’s cost in check.



The Best Handling Cars in America

http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/Media/magazines/rt9906.htm

http://www.fast-autos.com/esprit.html

http://www.lotusespritworld.com/ERoadtests/CAR_Jan1998.html

Lotus Esprit: double-wishbone all around.

2006 Panoz Esperante: double wishbone front / double wishbone rear

[Bill 84 318i]

s2000

Double wishbone front and rear.

[Erick]

More I learn about the Miata, more I want one! Too bad they never produced a coupe.

Actually.... they have. Never made it to the states though and in Japan its sort of like an e30 having a glass moonroof. It was some crazy, rare, factory option.

And no... I am not talking about a hardtop.

[Dave]

[Iron Giant]

One thing I really never understood in regards to rear suspension design was the M coupe. As far as I understand it uses a somewhat similar design to the e30 and yet it is considered one of BMWs finest handling cars. Are the other merits of the car that good to make up for the rear suspensions shortcomings? or did the engineers find a way to modify the design to make it even better than the multilink rear on the e36 m3?