While rear-wheel drive is often seen as the purist’s choice of drivetrain layout, dynamics legend John Miles had good reason to choose front-wheel drive for the Lotus Elan M100
Browsing: John Miles archive
Lotus went through some interesting times in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, with some interesting changes at the top, from Chapman to Mike Kimberley, Romano Artioli and Danny Behar. The spirit of adventure and innovative engineering was a constant though, as John Miles recalled in this feature from 2014
John Miles remembers his adventures with Colin Chapman: founder of Lotus, Formula 1 team owner, and all-round vehicle dynamics legend
In this editorial from 2005, late technical editor of Vehicle Dynamics, John Miles recalls his…
Engineering insight: John Miles takes a look at how Percentage Ackermann impacts chassis behaviour
As we continue to celebrate the life and achievements of legendary vehicle dynamicist, John Miles, let’s go back to 2004 when he advised us to ‘forget so-called tomorrow’s technologies’
The 1992 SID prototype car saw the passive and active development groups at Lotus pool their experience to demonstrate structure, isolation and dynamics research
Engineering skill creates the best car dynamics, says John Miles in this column from 2003, when he looks at the dynamics achievements of UK sports car manufacturer, Noble
From the VDI archives: Formula 1 driver turned dynamics guru John Miles shakes his thing
Vehicle stylists should spend more time with the engineering departments, says technical editor, John Miles