The Real P5 ?

[Jeff Bowlsby]

That's news to me...I had understood that both front wheels were drive wheels and have seen nothing published to the contrary. Am I misinformed?

 

[AJ Maxey]

"Technically" both front wheels are drive wheels, but with the nature of the open-diff, it only powers one wheel where there is the least resistance. If you drive perfectly straight on a surface that's uniform, then yes there is power to two wheels. It's difficult for me to explain, but not too hard to understand. There are a lot of cool youtube videos that explain this.

 

[John-b-gone]

Could torque steer come into play when the turbo package is/might be offered on the g2/

 

[AJ Maxey]

Could torque steer come into play when the turbo package is/might be offered on the g2/

You can most likely count on that. Especially because it will be a manual steering rack.

 

[Ekh]

Could torque steer come into play when the turbo package is/might be offered on the g2/

Yes it could. It used to be a major problem even on underpowered critters like the 1980 Honda Civic. Mostly these days it's not a problem, but if you crank in enough power to one driven wheel, something's gonna grab. A limited-slip differential solves this problem. What's Elio doing to reduce / eliminate forque steer?

 

[DAVID BROWER]

THE LIMITED SLIP HAS A CLUTCH TO KEEP THE TWO SIDES TURNING WITH EACH OTHER UNDER ACCELERATION
BUT ALSO ALLOWING THEM TO SLIP & TURN AT DIFFERENT RATES WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS .

 

[Ekh]

Don't see the AC compressor. Not installed yet, or are they leaving it out of the P5?

 

[pistonboy]

Could torque steer come into play when the turbo package is/might be offered on the g2/

Having never had a front wheel drive vehicle, "torque steer" is new to me. Wikipedia has something interesting to say about it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_steering

 

[AJ Maxey]

Don't see the AC compressor. Not installed yet, or are they leaving it out of the P5?

Usually, it won't be until they're ready to install the rest of the A/C system all at once(condenser, evaporator, drier, orifice tube or expansion valve, and hoses). It avoids contamination.

Now I see they already have a serpentine belt installed. These pictures are horrible angles which don't give us a view of the front bottom side of the engine (where the a/c compressor is tucked under, see pic below). For all we know, it could be on there.

 

[Jeff Miller]

I thought there was talk of an all electric A/C unit at one time. If so, that might be why we can't fully identify it yet.