I’d have to imagine it would wear down the tires incredibly quickly too. I’m not much of a car enthusiast but I’ve never understood this one when I’ve spotted it in the wild. It seems incredibly impractical.
It’s an exaggerated version of something that’s used in racing, but going this far is not useful.
When you go around a corner, the car will lean into a bit. If the tires are angled like this (known as “toe”), more of the rubber is in contact with the road through the corner. Of course, this comes at the expense of having less rubber touching in the straights. Racing teams will tweak it a few degrees depending on how bendy the course layout is.
But only a few degrees. Toe to this extent doesn’t do anything but wear down a little strip of tire.
I’d have to imagine it would wear down the tires incredibly quickly too. I’m not much of a car enthusiast but I’ve never understood this one when I’ve spotted it in the wild. It seems incredibly impractical.
It’s an exaggerated version of something that’s used in racing, but going this far is not useful.
When you go around a corner, the car will lean into a bit. If the tires are angled like this (known as “toe”), more of the rubber is in contact with the road through the corner. Of course, this comes at the expense of having less rubber touching in the straights. Racing teams will tweak it a few degrees depending on how bendy the course layout is.
But only a few degrees. Toe to this extent doesn’t do anything but wear down a little strip of tire.