In message , Arny Krueger writes: []
That reminds me of one of the royal state coaches - one of the big ones, that only comes out on very special occasions, that has a roughly spherical body, on long curly suspension to big wheels fore and aft; apparently though magnificent to look at, it's not popular with the royals because it rolls and wallows like - well, something nautical.
But that was a long time ago, when no comparable RWD car had decent IRS anyway. But what works well for sport isn't necessarily best for road work.
This has gone very off topic, but it's available in cheaper cars too. Ford have been fitting independent rear suspension to the Focus since it came out in 1998. VW have since followed suit with the Golf. Honda appear to have gone backwards, as the current Civic does not have independent rear suspension but the previous generation did.
What works reasonably well on a FWD car is no real guide as regards a RWD.
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