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minus-squareinfinitesunrise@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYeah so a hatchback on stilts. Both of those cars predate the industry term “crossover” by decades. Sometimes their height is enabled by being RWD, you can only lift a FWD car so high before the CV axle angle is too extreme.
minus-squareBlaster M@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThe funny bit about this is, my Subaru appears lowered in stock height, as my CV axles angle upwards to reach the wheels.
Yeah so a hatchback on stilts. Both of those cars predate the industry term “crossover” by decades. Sometimes their height is enabled by being RWD, you can only lift a FWD car so high before the CV axle angle is too extreme.
The funny bit about this is, my Subaru appears lowered in stock height, as my CV axles angle upwards to reach the wheels.