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Originally Posted by TBC
I have to say that the usual expectation of a car manufacturer is that the new product should build upon the qualities of its predecessor. As such I fail to see why the 412 wouldn't handle better than the 411.
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The point is Keith, beneath the skin the 412 is NOT different to the later 411's. The 411 S5 is not a predecessor to the 412. They were made at the same time and have the same, engine, transmission, suspension, wheels, tyres, diff and chassis, save for perhaps a couple of plates or box sections welded onto the chassis (to make up for the missing roof).
Only with the 412 S2 did things start to change.
I have yet to hear any rational argument as to why the 412 would handle better than the contemporary series 5 of the 411.
I concede that the 412 S2
may handle better than a *standard* 411 S5. Setright would only say "it is said to handle better", even though he himself had tested the 412 S2 for an article in an American car magazine.
I can see why the Beaufighter should handle better than a 411, because it is quite different to the original 412 (different engine, transmission, wheels, tyres and considerable chassis reinforcement). No doubt that's why Bristol gave it different name, because it was a different car.