Larry,
The Tiger, by examination, has a higher polar moment of inertia than the Alpine
because the end components are heavier , and their c.g. further from the car
c.g. Even thought the weight distribution is about the same, the car is
heavier, and those bits are out further.
Back to grade school for you. A higher polar moment of inertia means that
changing the attitude of the car requires more force. With the same force, more
time. Yes, the weight difference is centered in the cockpit, but a little
further forward in the Tiger.
Bottom line. The Tiger is HARDER to change in the yaw axis (rotation about
c.g.) than the Alpine, and once moving harder to stop that movement. I quess
you could be charitable about it and call it "stability" (like Cadillac would).
Steve
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