Whoaaah! This is... Different

http://www.chinacars.com/fashion/content/carstory/images/81589_image003.jpg

Sorry for the bad pic, Just got my new C&D nd was flipping thru it, thay have an article on this car, the PMI-Covini C6W, that was the only pic I could find online, The car has pretty good styling imo, but those 5th and 6th wheels seem out of place, then again we aren't used to them because they aren't typical.

The performance on this car is supposedly better than a ordinary four wheeled car, the extra wheels were said to add 10-15 hp and the cornering was better than a standard 4 wheeler.

It will be interesting to see if this thing goes through to production, Wouldn't mind driving one....

Which ones are the drive wheels? All 6? :eek7:

That would be kinda cool... But I do Beleive It's a Rear wheel drive car.

Hello,

I saw this strange car at Monaco Top Marques this year.

http://www.supercarfrance.com/topmarquesmonaco/Part-3/145.jpg

http://www.supercarfrance.com/topmarquesmonaco/Part-3/146.jpg

More pics of this fabulous show on http://www.supercarfrance.com/

Ciao
Phil

that is, ummm, definitely different.

definitly gay!

definitly gay!

You are 100% correct. I mean, 6 wheels, scissor doors, "euro" tail lights..this car is clearly a homosexual!

:rolleyes:

This post was pure sarcasm by the way.

Yuck. It is different, but it is ugly.

How do the extra two wheels add 10-15 horsepower?

Sorry I read the article, the original 6 wheel car in the F1 series had 10 inch front wheels that added 10-15 hp advantage over the other f1 cars. I don't know how but it did, there are also quite a few merits to having 6 wheels, such as stability, not carreening out of control if a tire blows, less risk of hydroplaning, softer ride etc. still looks dumb though.

and at 300,000USD a piece...

What a piece of shit...

Any link to see how the steering system is set up? I'd kinda like to see that.

Kinda weird lookin', but I'd take it for a test drive...
But... what would prevent the other tire from exploding if you have a blowout on the other tire from the same side? (if that makes sense to you...)

ugly, super ugly...not my cup of tea at all.

Striking design...But always being as a monster treated by the stupid public that doesn't like to change...

You need a truck liscence to drive that fucker.
Imagine parking?

This could go two ways;
1:Its so ugly that people will think 6 wheels = UGLY, and nobody will build another 6-wheel car for another 30-some years.
2:Its so ugly that somebody will take it as an offence to the inginuity involved in its concept, and build a better one 5 years from now.

Four steering wheels is a concept that has never really gotten off the ground.
The F-1 car concept started in order to reduce lift overall. Big, open wheels act as a wing as the air travels over the top of it. The result is lost downforce. 4 little wheels create more drag and less lift than 2 big ones, the same effect as a spoiler. The car ran for 2 or 3 years with a deal with Goodyear. Goodyear made special 10" racing rubber for the single team. It was really very nice of them. But it didn't catch on and nobody else was buying. Goodyear continued to produce the tires for the team, but they would not re-engineer them to keep up with the 21" competition. The 21" tires were evolving to better tech while the little ten inchers were aging. Eventually the team had to abandon the idea due to a lack of supply. Nobody since has tried again in F-1.
The concept was sound, and I believe the car did extremely well, finishing 1st once and placing competitvely the other races.
In an open wheel car you get less lift, but in regular cars there are benifits as well. In a mid engine car, it acts to counterweigh the motors weight. Using fullsize tires, like this car does, means 50% more rubber on the pavement. If the car were all(and i mean ALL)-wheel-drive, that would be 50% more pulling grip. And because most cars use 60-80% of braking power in the front, that nearly doubles your straight line stopping ability. The second set of wheels turn to a slightly less degree than the front due to the fact that they are closer to the rear wheels, which dont turn at all. This allows the tires to bite harder into the pavement and pull the front around the curve. Not to mention all the extra weight given to the steering wheels.
Bye-Bye understeer! There are problems tho. Weight is the big one, but weight can be managed to be a benifit as well. Complexity is the other. For wealthy fun-lovers, its not at all a big deal, and for racing, brakes and wheel hardware are not common failures. But it is 50% more hardware and thus 50% more to break. (more brake and more break, silly) :)

PS, New Guy, I love whats in your signature. What is it? And I like your little street-race cartoon, Its too bad they're FWD tho. You should edit it and move those great little tire marks to the rear wheels.
This is a quote from the thread I started in the concept cars forum.
Here's the link (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=286411). I think he sums this car up pretty well.

Cool cool
Thanks for starting it where people actually read it that no stuff hehe :P

I reckon it's awesome on the basis that it's different....