My guess is that the design team set it that way during the "tweaking" phase of development to get the characteristics "just the right way". As in all engineering products, there is a phase when things are more or less complete, and it's time to get the product perfect. In my case, I do simulator work (including flight simulators) and when I have a plane I'm modelled roughed in, I use various "tweak" points to adjust it to match the real thing. For example (in the case of the plane), adjusting the center of gravity position controls how stable it is in pitch. Adjusting the position of the center of sideways lift for the fuselage affects yaw stability. I suspect it's the same with cars. The "toe out" may have been what was necessary as part of an overall adjustment phase to get the car to handle perfectly. Unfortunately, as with all system-wide tweak phases, it's really hard to look at one piece (the rear wheel toe angle) and get a good idea if it's correct or not. The car might have some inherant stability characteristics the development team wanted to counter, and they used the rear toe-angle as part of that process. Who knows. I do remember reading somewhere that the tire sizes/type and something with the suspension were being tweaked right up to production to adjust the handling of the car.

Just a thought

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by aznpooky
[B]hey S2KALI,
im sorry but your avatar really disturbs me.