<VV> humped again, was: Modern Corvair vs. mundane FWDs

[Bill Elliott]

Ground clearance.  The Toro had gobs of it and the Corvair had everything 
out back and didn't need to run through the space.  My Tatra had a flat 
floor as well...

The stuff has to run somewhere on a front engine car... the primary option 
if you didn't want the hump is to raise the whole floor (like with the Toro 
or minivans)... I'd rather have a lower cg and a hump...

Bill


>
> The Corvair and the original Toro/Eldo are STILL the only cars that were
> ever built without a hump (discounting minivans, etc.) My question is why
> can't engineers do what has already been shown to be possible? What's
> holding them back? Why the mandatory hump? What's so wrong with a flat
> floor?
>