dr_mat 0 Posted August 16, 2010 Well, ignore the headline on this one, physics tells you it's nothing to do with fuel economy, but thought a few people might be interested to see cambered tyres on the horizon.. the aim is you can run heavy camber forever and it'll not wear the tyre so quickly. I do question if this "development" wouldn't just make the car handle worse, in all circumstances, but we'll wait and see, huh? http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/08/16/0213238/Cambered-Tires-Can-Improve-Fuel-Economy Also very weird, and mostly depressing, seeing the slashdot crowd doing an article about cars... They can pontificate knowledgably on computers all day long, but this is just embarrassing ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Robotnik 0 Posted August 16, 2010 Surely then though the inside edge would be turning slower than the outside edge, and just cause a world of problems?.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted August 16, 2010 I think so, the rolling radiuses would be different, the tyre belts would have to be asymetrical too, and the handling would be really weird.. I think it's just a bit of a fantasy idea, and I really can't see it catching on or even really being viable let alone delivering on any of the promises they're making.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
