At 7:05 PM -0500 1/24/00, [email protected] wrote:
Personally, I'd like to be able to see out of the car I am piloting at
170mph, thank you very much. And, BTW, what the hell is it with american
cars that they have to havsuch a high cowl height? My aunt's LeBaron(read:
POS) is the exact same way. I can't see a damn thing out of it compared to
my GLI. And I am 6" tall.
I don't think it's really the cowl height; ours are pretty
high, as well. However, A2's have a tall greenhouse and high
roofline, and relatively upright seating, so we can see over the cowl
easily, whereas the American cars you mentioned tend to have a lower
roofline and lower seats. 'Sportier' styling = worse visibility. On
the other hand, my Japanese cars (especially Honduh) have a really
low cowl, as well as lower seating and roof line. You get better
visibility, but I feel really 'exposed' behind the wheel, or in the
front passenger's seat.
Lee
W. Lee Hendrick
[email protected]
http://soliton.ucsd.edu/~hendrick/
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