Yet another 'ringside seat column, the last of 2008's...
The transaxle. The simple combination of transmission, differential and axle into one assembly. As an Alfa 75 owner, I love it. And so do a lot of manufacturers. After a drought of nearly a decade, the new millennium has welcomed the transaxle back wholeheartedly. We’re not talking about the common transaxle fitted to every front-engined, front-wheel-drive hatchbox, but rather about the big units fitted to the backend of many different performance cars from Ferarris to Chevrolets...
For those of you who saw my post regarding the GTR on a snowy Nürburgring Nordschleife, here's the video. I'll be honest, I found it a little on the disappointing side. Thanks to Axis for pointing it out.
Slowly we're catching up with the Performance Car columns. Today it's November's effort...
“Front wheel drive = fail”. I saw that motif on somebody’s T-shirt in the Nürburgring car park and it got me thinking, what makes a Performance Car? Does it need to be driven by the rear wheels to be considered a sports car? I think, over the years, given that question to answer, I would have answered both ‘yes’ and ‘no’ at different times...
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