My car: 1992 Mitsubushi Mirage Cyborg R (MIVEC 172HP Model)
Wifes car: 1996 RAV4 3 Door
Project car: 1986 Mitsubushi Starion (I am putting a Lexus V8 in this)
That did not fall by the wayside, it was outright banned. :D
I was thinking more of the 4WD cars from Lotus and Cosworth, although I think they may have been banned as well.
Williams CVT gearbox and active suspension fall into this category as well.
Lotus Twin Chassis was another one...
The reason the P34 stopped racing is that Goodyear (May have been Avon or Dunlop even, I cannot remember) only produced one type of 10" front tyre. By the time they had the bugs worked out the tyres had moved on and no-one would develop a better 10" tyre for them.
It is a intriguing design...
It probably has to do with fuel flow rates.
The airforce needs to be able to re-fuel Bomber/Transport/VIP planes with large offloads that would take forever through a hose a drouge but the higher flow of a boom makes it easier.
The Lancia Delta S4 was a good car.
However the 205T16 E2 , Audi Sport Quattro A2 and RS200 Evo were faster.
It should be noted that even with the limited power (320-380 BHP depending on who you talk to) of a modern WRC car they are MUCH faster then the fastest Grp.B ever were.
The...
Yeah I am very sure.
Koenig was started by Willi Koenig in the 70's.
http://www.koenig-specials.com/history.html
Koenigsegg was started in 1993 by a Swede named Christian von Koenigsegg.
http://www.koenigsegg.com/company/index.asp