La suspensión trasera MÁS EXTRAÑA de la historia

Suspension system, Corvair history, 1960 Corvair, Corvair rear suspension history, Chevrolet Corvair dangerous truth, Ralph Nader Corvair unsafe at any speed, Corvair swing axle explained, 1960s independent rear suspension, GM Corvair Senate scandal, 1960s Corvair handling problems, why the Corvair disappeared, Chevrolet Corvair vs. Porsche 911, American car history of the 1960s In this video, we tell the complete story of the Chevrolet Corvair's rear suspension, the swing axle system that General Motors knew was problematic even before launching the car, and which they decided not to fix in order to save a mere $4 per unit. You'll understand why that cost-cutting measure ended up dragging the GM president before the United States Senate, making Ralph Nader the most famous lawyer in the country and forever changing American automotive legislation. We also discussed the side of the story that almost no one talks about: how the 1965 Corvair ended up being technically superior to the Corvette in rear suspension, praised by the European press, and launched the same year as the Porsche 911, only to be abandoned by GM just when they had finally gotten it right. It was 1960, and beneath one of America's best-selling family cars was something that had never before been seen in any production vehicle in the country. A suspension so unconventional that it would end up dragging a young lawyer all the way to Washington, bringing the president of General Motors to his knees before a Senate committee, and forever changing the way cars are built in the United States. The car was the Corvair, and most people only remember it as the car that Ralph Nader killed. But that's not the whole story. Because beneath that rear end was a piece of engineering that could have been extraordinary, compromised by cost-cutting, corrected too late, and abandoned just when it had finally gotten it right. Inspired by: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Style: Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder | Behind the Wheel Which is Better!? Learn // All About... Suspensions // How, Why, and Where They're Used! All Types of Automotive Suspension Explained in 7 Minutes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Corvair #Chevrolet #AutomotiveHistory #MuscleCar #ClassicCars #Detroit Tags: automotive history classic cars automotive mechanics automotive engineering Detroit General Motors Chevrolet 1960s American cars automotive safety automotive legislation independent rear suspension swing axle oversteer understeer suspension geometry Chevrolet Corvair 1960 Corvair 1963 Corvair 1965 Corvair Second Generation Corvair Ralph Nader Unsafe at Any Speed GM Senate scandal Edward Cole Bunkie Knudsen Frank Winchell Zora Arkus-Duntov Volkswagen Beetle Porsche 911 Ford Mustang Chevrolet Camaro front stabilizer bar Corvair tire pressure rear-mounted air-cooled engine rare cars in American history cars that changed the law