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Subject:Re: Vanagon Traction
From:The Bus Depot
Date:Thu, 19 Aug 1999 08:36:15 -0400
> What gives?  The vanagon has the engine and
> transmission mounted over the drive axle.  Why
> would it have poor traction?

Compared to the Bus, VW made a conscious effort to distribute weight more
evenly between front and rear on the Vanagon by, for example, moving the gas
tank and spare tire to a location over the front wheels.  One result is
that, in my experience, it has inferior traction to the 70's busses, which
have the weight concentrated over the drive wheels.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  http://www.busdepot.com
  (215) 234-VWVW