Have not found Beckman's article. Here's another review:
Trihawk - (304 - Two seater -Roadster)
Rating: 10/10
Review by Warren Behler. URL: N/A
Manufactured: Jan 1985. Engine: 1,299cc
102,000 miles and still going.
The 1983 / 84 Car Driver Yearbook when writing about going around corners said of the Trihawk It's the Best Handling vehicle you can buy ....Period. It is. It handles so well because of its front-wheel-drive with 75% of its weight up there. The local Porsche drivers around here don't wave to me anymore. Trihawks run best when they have a Porsche or two for breakfast. The vehicle is dead reliable. I've been thru 17-western states as far east as Des Moines, Iowa. My wife and I went 100-mi in a snowstorm in Nebraska, with the top doors and the heater on we were nice and cozy. Its the most fun you can have on three-wheels. I think Ill keep it around for another
102,000-miles......
Placing most the weight (75%) up front is the key. Whether 3 or 4 wheels, the ~ 70/30 ratio will almost never oversteer.
If a 4 wheel car handles OK, it is not unreasonable to assume that a rear wheel placed where the Ackerman points to, should not perform exactly the same?
If I am incorrect, reasons please.
Beckman URL?
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