Ford is interested in 4 wheel steering
Ford recently filed for a patent on for 4 wheel steering and really surprised me is that the patent implies that it will for the Super D Duty series. Ford patent I don't know what makes this pat...
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I came across this article that helps explain why the GM system didn't sell well.
"GM's Quadrasteer setup was very costly in its first couple of years. It cost as much as $7,485 in 2002. It was also expensive to make, expensive to repair, and unreliable."
$7,485 was a lot of money for an option.
I suspect that another factor was very few dealers putting them on the lots and fewer customers like doing special orders. I see that with Ford's Max payload package for the F150.
I hope that Ford learns from that failure and makes the next statement in the article come true:
"Almost two decades of automotive engineer advancements should make Ford's system cheaper and more reliable."
Plus, the Ford in the diagram has flaired fenders which should allow for increased steering angles on the rear axle.
Some background on GM's quadrasteer failed
"GM's Quadrasteer setup was very costly in its first couple of years. It cost as much as $7,485 in 2002. It was also expensive to make, expensive to repair, and unreliable."
$7,485 was a lot of money for an option.
I suspect that another factor was very few dealers putting them on the lots and fewer customers like doing special orders. I see that with Ford's Max payload package for the F150.
I hope that Ford learns from that failure and makes the next statement in the article come true:
"Almost two decades of automotive engineer advancements should make Ford's system cheaper and more reliable."
Plus, the Ford in the diagram has flaired fenders which should allow for increased steering angles on the rear axle.
Some background on GM's quadrasteer failed
