Talk:Cab forward
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[edit] Road Vehicles
Should this section be an article in its own right? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.193.99.43 (talk) 08:55, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
While the term "cab-forward" may have been first used in automobiles on the Pacer, it certainly wasn't the first to use the concept. There are almost certainly more vehicles that fit the mold, but the one that comes to mind is the original Mini. It had the rear wheels nearly as far back as they could go without extending out of the body, the leading door edge is very close to the front wheel wells, while the bottom of the windshield is very nearly over the front axle. It also has a considerably shorter hood. It was also designed to seat 4 (admittedly not overly tall or wide) people while being over 1m shorter, .5m narrower with a wheelbase only(compared to over all length) .5m less. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.253.35.194 (talk) 18:47, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- Automobile (and truck) "cab-forward" or "forward control" certainly deserves its own article rather than that single not very accurate paragraph. The Pacer and the Mini don't even enter into it, since the term refers to vehicles where the driver is positioned right up front over the engine, such as forward control Landrovers, "flat face" trucks, some minivans, etc. The German Wikipedia has a pretty detailed article on this: Frontlenker. Unfortunately my German is minimal and the Babelfish translation is not too good. I might still have a go, though. Salmanazar (talk) 13:43, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
