Covini C6W: the 6-wheels supercar

Initially, the idea was envisaged by Ferruccio Covini in ‘74 and made stipulation for 10 inches front wheels for reason that there were no low profile tires back then. The venture was abandoned in favor of the Soleado model, thought to be more significant, and remained inactive until the 80s when hydro-pneumatic suspension for the four front wheels where designed to maximize weight sharing under different loading situations.

High cost of development and other unforeseen events obliged the venture to be postponed once more. Its utilization of current ABS technologies and airbags in the 90s pointed it toward new research into dynamic and passive safety. This aspect motivated support from companies for its continual development.
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Runamukk - 12/9/2008 12:10:32 AM

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looks like a bad photoshop!!!!

rumnyc - 12/9/2008 12:32:53 AM

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isn't april 1st 4 months away?

ste_u6 - 12/9/2008 4:37:58 AM

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more grip and braaking ability? got to stick to the ground more?
6 wheels cant be good for aesthetics though. Dont think id be brave enough to drive it for fear of having the crap beaten out of me in the playground.

DaHarder - 12/9/2008 6:15:17 AM

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Just Seems Strange... For Strangeness' Sake.

MSP6 - 12/9/2008 8:31:58 AM

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Tyrell won a F1 Grand Prix with a six-wheeled car, the 1976 P34:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrrell_P34

beetee - 12/9/2008 9:13:11 AM

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Yup. You beat me to it, MSP6. One of the main reasons for their demise was that the front tyres were quite expensive and were only made for that car. A fun clip of the car can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jBy2JUBttA


I'm not sure if I would be proud or irritated at having to pay an extra .50 at the toll booth because of my extra axle.

Styles79 - 12/9/2008 2:26:37 PM

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6 wheels has been played with so many times before, and it just doesn't work, for many reasons. One being the alignment issues surrounding having 2 steer axles, another being that there isn't actually any extra tread on the ground.
Don't wait around for this to be commonplace, it's jsut a gimmick.