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I don't see any advantage with this unless it's used for a limo. Please elaborate if you know a good use for this in a normal-sized car. |
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The reason why this would be beneficial is because each wheel would need less horse-power to get great acceleration. So it would cut back on how much fuel it consumes. 1
We aren't going to get hover cars, because they would need to reconstruct the highway system. How on earth would you be able to make a newly structured system like that? 3
Hover cars can just be cars hovering just above roads, it doesn't necessarily mean flying cars. How would that be beneficial (other than having a little less traffic)? You'd have to pay probably twice as much for a vehicle that you still have to obey the limits/speeds on the road. That system wouldn't work. I like Mattophobia's idea. "The reason why this would be beneficial is because each wheel would need less horse-power to get great acceleration. So it would cut back on how much fuel it consumes." What?!? Did you just make this up? No, there was a show on TV (either Discovery or History channel) a few years ago, and it had an electronic car that had eight wheels. That vehicle accelerated just as fast as a Lamborghini. So the creators of that vehicle went over to Japan or China and asked the manufacturers of the taxis how the vehicle lasted all day without needing to be recharged. I can't really remember the rest of the show, because it was a few years ago. 1
It would use far more gas to power 6 tires then it would 4, and the added drag and extra weight of the tires and rims would also contribute to fuel consumption. This car would be slow and horrible on gas.
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it would be cool in theory, but in real life you need efficiency and hp distribution, stability and much more. It's not efficient to have 4 wheels on a side. |
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Less Horsepower by adding wheels??? are you kidding??? I guess you're IGNORING the added WEIGHT of 4 more wheels.... added mechanical equipment another DRIVE SHAFT...upgrades to the transmission.... not a good fit.... Makes sense for BUSES and TRUCKS but not passenger cars... |
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...Be expensive when it came time to get new tires... |
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i would like it, because of the better fuel distribution but the cost of changing tires would be much to tremendous |
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Good for fuel and acceleration, but bad for tires, since they will add up the cost by a LOT! |
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We are trying to get better cars by using the brand-new hybrid, to save the world instead of consume more. |
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I think that only longer cars need more than 4 wheels. Sometimes you see trucks with 6 wheels. It's more for stability and ride comfort than anything so the middle of the car doesn't sway around in between the wheels |
