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Strangest layout
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Wed May 07, 2014 6:05 amby KingJanic
Who can come up with the most dysfunctional but theoretically possible way to build a car?
My submission is a rear engined front wheel drive twin charged diesel rotary.
Let the entry's commence!!
Mod edit: Moved to Off Topic.
Re: Strangest layout
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Wed May 07, 2014 6:44 amby nialloftara
Mid mounted coal fired steam turbine electric hybrid with fwd
Re: Strangest layout
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Wed May 07, 2014 7:58 amby V10I10ilove10cyl
Transverse lithium iron + 4.2l V10 supercharged mid-front with a KERS system.
Re: Strangest layout
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Wed May 07, 2014 9:08 amby salen00b
Left wheel drive?
Re: Strangest layout
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Wed May 07, 2014 9:51 amby V10I10ilove10cyl
salen00b wrote:Left wheel drive?
Wouldn't you just go left?
Re: Strangest layout
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Wed May 07, 2014 9:52 amby WizzyThaMan
Not when counter-steering, or you have a double wheel in the middle, with the left one aligned in the center
Re: Strangest layout
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Wed May 07, 2014 10:58 amby KingJanic
V10I10ilove10cyl wrote:salen00b wrote:Left wheel drive?
Wouldn't you just go left?
No you would just turn right
Re: Strangest layout
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Wed May 07, 2014 11:19 amby V10I10ilove10cyl
Depends on what way the wheel moves I guess.
Re: Strangest layout
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Wed May 07, 2014 5:55 pmby CNSpots1
I do believe that exists in the form of what we call "Dog-leg" cars. There were supposedly quite a few older 80's cars that were so shoddy they only had power to one of the rear wheels.
Re: Strangest layout
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Wed May 07, 2014 8:44 pmby Killrob
How about an AWD car with a star-engine on the roof... with the driveshaft passing through the middle of the cabin.
Re: Strangest layout
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Wed May 07, 2014 8:44 pmby OCAdam
What about a lot of go-karts? IIRC, lots of them are one-wheel drive.
How about an ion drive (fueled by xenon gas and powered by a geosynchronous orbital microwave power station network) engine fitted to a car with steering only controlled by a Stability Augmentation System (SAS for short), while the wheels are spherical to enable omni-directional travel. The vehicle also comes equipped with a Reaction Control System (RCS) powered by hydrogen peroxide in order to assist with steering, braking, and the occasional parallel parking maneuver.
Funny part is, I think the RCS would actually be a better system to actually use for general acceleration because the power output by the ion drive would be that incredibly low.
Re: Strangest layout
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Wed May 07, 2014 8:56 pmby Killrob
OCAdam wrote:What about a lot of go-karts? IIRC, lots of them are one-wheel drive.
How about an ion drive (fueled by xenon gas and powered by a geosynchronous orbital microwave power station network) engine fitted to a car with steering only controlled by a Stability Augmentation System (SAS for short), while the wheels are spherical to enable omni-directional travel. The vehicle also comes equipped with a Reaction Control System (RCS) powered by hydrogen peroxide in order to assist with steering, braking, and the occasional parallel parking maneuver.
Funny part is, I think the RCS would actually be a better system to actually use for general acceleration because the power output by the ion drive would be that incredibly low.
Someone played too much Kerbal Space Program + Mods
Re: Strangest layout
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Wed May 07, 2014 9:11 pmby WizzyThaMan
I would love to see a plexiglass kind of car, where you can actually see all the moving parts while driving. So the driveshaft, wheels, brakes and all those kind of things
Re: Strangest layout
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Wed May 07, 2014 9:19 pmby OCAdam
Killrob wrote:OCAdam wrote:What about a lot of go-karts? IIRC, lots of them are one-wheel drive.
How about an ion drive (fueled by xenon gas and powered by a geosynchronous orbital microwave power station network) engine fitted to a car with steering only controlled by a Stability Augmentation System (SAS for short), while the wheels are spherical to enable omni-directional travel. The vehicle also comes equipped with a Reaction Control System (RCS) powered by hydrogen peroxide in order to assist with steering, braking, and the occasional parallel parking maneuver.
Funny part is, I think the RCS would actually be a better system to actually use for general acceleration because the power output by the ion drive would be that incredibly low.
Someone played too much Kerbal Space Program + Mods
360 hours is not too much!
Erm, especially since I haven't played it since the 10th of February... It certainly would be a very strange layout though, even for a futuristic car!
Re: Strangest layout
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Wed May 07, 2014 9:28 pmby nialloftara