THE DESIGN CONCEPT AND TECHNIQUES OF SUSPENSION AND STEERING FOR THE 1974 TOYOTA CORONA

The 1974 Toyota Corona has been drastically changed to accomodate the required devices for emission control and to comply with safety standards. The handling and stability characteristics have been improved as well as vehicle performance. Steering effort and interior noise levels have been reduced. This paper presents the details of design concepts and the techniques that were employed to produce these improvements. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers

  485 Lexington Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Namazawa, A
  • KIZU, R
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Compact automobiles; Design; Foreign automobiles; Handling characteristics; Pavement ruts; Sound level; Steering; Suspensions; Vehicle performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Handling; Rut
• Old TRIS Terms: Foreign vehicles; Small car
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095918
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE Paper 741040
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1975 12:00AM