Will supercars grow to F1 3.30m wheelbase 5m length?

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g-force_addict
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Will supercars grow to F1 3.30m wheelbase 5m length?

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Most modern Formula 1 cars are almost 5 meters long and have a 3.30m+ wheelbase.
It is said such long wheelbases are needed for high speed and cornering stability.
Although F1s are narrower 1.80m wide as compared to 2 meters plus mirrors for most supercars.

The Jaguar XJ220, the Ferrari FF and the 612 are already almost 5m long but their wheelbases still fall short Formula 1 wheelbase dimensions.

So far the only road cars with such long wheelbases are the Rolls Royce Phantom, Maybachs and Chevrolet Suburban SUVs.

Will future supercars grow this much?

J.A.W.
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Re: Will supercars grow to F1 3.30m wheelbase 5m length?

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Open wheel race-cars have different design parameters to 'supercars'..

Find a 'stretch-limo' modified supercar, take it for a real fang, & report back with your findings, why not?
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

J.A.W.
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Re: Will supercars grow to F1 3.30m wheelbase 5m length?

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McLaren M26 from `78 lists a W/B of 2.75m, & track of 1.68m (F), 1.65m (R) - so not such a huge dif' for ~35 years..
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

g-force_addict
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Re: Will supercars grow to F1 3.30m wheelbase 5m length?

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Maybe it is already underway?

Lamborghini Miura Length 4.39m Width 1.78m Wheelbase 2.50m
Countach L 4.14m W 1.89m WB 2.45
Diablo L 4.46m W 2.04m WB 2.65m
Murcielago L 4.58/4.61m W 2.05/2.06m WB 2.67m
Aventador L 4.78m W 2.03m WB 2.70m
Veneno L 5.02m W 2.08m WB 2.70m

While even economy cars were growing for some decades they won't keep on growing forever.
But maybe this won't apply to supercars as their owners demand better bragging rights (performance figures) even if they end up with an unpractical landyacht?