>Wheelbase has a very large effect on ride. It is much of the reason that a >limo rides softer than a Mini. Those are the extremes. The GTV6 and Milano >are in the middle of the extremes, but the fact is that wheelbase does >affect ride. Longer = softer, shorter = harsher. The shorter wheelbase will >also give sharper handling.
I'd love to have a suspension expert weigh in on this. In my opinion, weight has more effect on ride, and wheelbase has more effect on handling. Limos give a cushy ride because they have soft suspensions and tons of weight. You can make a limo ride harshly if you want to. The Milano weighs more than the GTV6 by a couple hundred pounds. Should be easy enough for Bruce to load a couple of people into his GTV6 and see if the ride improves. bs -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
