GM to drop Quadrasteer by end of '05

[kevman]

Originally posted by: Actaeon
The 300ZX TT also had this feature of a sort, the NA 300ZX did not.

Regardless, its a shame, nice innovation, but when its priced at $7k, I don't blame buyers for walking away. $2k on the other hand... well, it just depends how well it performs compared to the cars not equipped.

nope, that was just hellacious negative camber on the rear wheels on the z. 😉

 

[kevman]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
could you strafe with it?

LMAO

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Nissan had it on the 240sx in the early early 90's. HICAS was the code for it.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: NFS4
They priced it too high to begin with. By the time they lowered the price, the damage had already been done.

It's a GREAT concept, and I think that every long wheel-base truck should have it. Mark my words, it will be back in one form or another...if not from GM, by someone else.

Dodge, I'll bet. Ford is hung up on their new body style, GM trucks haven't changed in a million years, Dodge is making steady changes to their line.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: MrBond
I thought the reason the price was so high initially was because it was part of some high-end option package? That was the only way you could get it, and even if they had a use for it, people didn't want the other stuff that was included in order to get it.

My Dad was looking at new trucks to pull their Airstream with, he liked the quadrasteer tech, but he said there was no way he was buying all the extra crap he didn't need just to get it.

Through the front door, yeah, it's part of some recockulous trim package. Through fleet, you can get it on top of a bare truck. You don't buy big trucks through the front door, you'll get pwnt.

 

[TechnoKid]

I forget, but there is a new car (not truck) out that has four wheel steering, well not really, but the rear wheels rotate up to 5 degrees i think. Someone has got to know the car, because I dont right now. I've seen the commercials for it on tv.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: TechnoKid
I forget, but there is a new car (not truck) out that has four wheel steering, well not really, but the rear wheels rotate up to 5 degrees i think. Someone has got to know the car, because I dont right now. I've seen the commercials for it on tv.

It wasn't the Acura RL was it? It just puts power to the outside wheels for better cornering.

 

[TechnoKid]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: TechnoKid
I forget, but there is a new car (not truck) out that has four wheel steering, well not really, but the rear wheels rotate up to 5 degrees i think. Someone has got to know the car, because I dont right now. I've seen the commercials for it on tv.

It wasn't the Acura RL was it? It just puts power to the outside wheels for better cornering.

thats what i thought, but no its not it.

The car I saw the TV ad for (coulda been a flash animation on the web) actually had a commercial in it that, really, just has small actuators on the toe adjustements for the rear to make the wheels go toe in or toe out for enhanced steering. Its a non-domestic car to the best of my recollection.

 

[91TTZ]

My Z has 4 wheel steering.

 

[TechnoKid]

Its the new Infiniti M45, it has "rear active steering"

 

[Sundog]

I had a loaner truck with it for a little over a week. I was not in the market for a new truck but really like it when I was towing a boat up north and between lakes.