5 Mülltüten über dem Kopf

[patric]

Hallo,

aus der Reihe Citroën hat nicht nur Freunde...:

Passend zum 50.sten nun "5 Mülltüten" für die DS gleich auf mit dem Ami 8 und immerhin eine mehr als der 2CV: http://www.uglycars.co.uk/uglycars.asp?offset=0

[Bernhard Körner]

Jaja, die Engländer haben es gerade nötig. Von der Insel sind mit wenigen Ausnahmen doch nur hässliche und unzuverlässige Autos gekommen. Darum ist deren Autoindustrie ja auch weg vom Fenster.
Bernhard Körner

[patric]

Hallo Bernhard,

na, das muß man doch mit typisch englischem Humor nehmen sowas - gleich die ganze Insel sammt ruhmreicher innovativer und eleganter Automobilia zu verdammen geht doch zu weit. Die Engländer sind außer den Paar die obige Website verzapft haben auch einige der enthusiastischsten Citroenisten:


Slough 50 years

[patric]

mit 5 Mülltüten über dem Kopf an die Wand gefahren




...aber was 'ne DS ist die kommt aus der Sache heil wieder raus:

[patric]

Hallo nochmal,

wo wir gerade von innovativen Automobilia aus GB sprachen - habe gerade gesehen der Austin "Allegro" hat nur 3 Mülltüten, aber eine hydropneumatische Federung:



The UNOFFICIAL Austin-Rover Web Resource - Austin Allegro

From 'lastic to 'gas...

On the Engineering front, Alex Moulton had developed the new Hydragas suspension system that would replace Hydrolastic across the range. This system certainly was an improvement over Hydrolastic, which used Rubber as its springing medium, a more inconsistent material. Hydragas relied on Gas and Nitrogen spring units (Like Citroën), but did not require a hydraulic actuator (Unlike Citroën), therefore, remaining a lower-cost option. Continuing the Hydrolastic tradition, Hydragas was interconnected front to rear, which meant that road holding was unaffected by the softer ride that this system afforded. In comparison with Hydrolastic suspension, the ride was significantly softer; the suspension units are smaller and were cheaper to produce, damping is more adjustable, depending on the application and noise insulation is far better. Who would have guessed that such was the soundness of this suspension system that it would be in use until 2002?

und der Nachfolger "Princess" alias "ADO71" ist auch hydropneumatisch gefedert - und hat zusätzlich noch ein schnittiges Maserati-Design


The UNOFFICIAL Austin-Rover Web Resource - Austin Princess

'Lastic upgraded to 'Gas - a suspended story

Charles Griffin was placed in charge of developing the chassis of the ADO71 and the question of what system was to be used was an easy one to answer. Hydragas, as first seen in the Allegro was the obvious choice, differing only in detail from it in the set-up of its front suspension, which actually mirrored the Maxi.

To ensure pliant ride, the spring rates in this application were exceptionally soft. To back this up, the unusual step was taken to design the ADO71 to use wide, low profile tyres on narrow wheel rims; relying on lower than usual tyre pressures and the resulting flexing of the tyres' sidewalls to add further ride softness. It has to be said that, if the intention was to achieve Citroën-like ride, the chassis engineers reached their aims very easily; the finished car had a ride quality that was almost in the same league as the Citroën CX – certainly, it had none of the bounciness that afflicted the Allegro.