Frank,
looking at the lower photo in your last post we see what happens when a design "evolves", rather a system that was designed for a purpose. The setup was designed for lever dampers, not telescopic tube ones and was designed for less than 100bhp....
IF it had been re-designed for the high power engines we would see the tube hoop brought up to above the top of the wheels so it would cross the body just below the bodywork where the back rail of the hood sits. There would be 2, smaller batteries leaving space for torque reaction/anti tramp bars on both sides and the damper lower mount part of the mount for the torque reaction bars. It would also make it much easier for a Panhard rod system to be fitted.
Of course that would also mean a re-design of the wood frame and other bits and cost a lot, much easier to do what they have done and deal with the occasional problem.
The V6 needs two anti tramp bars and the damper lower mounts need to be high quality forgings, not bits of welded and bent steel. I understand from talking to one dealer for 2014 they will get 2 anti tramp bars, and what is in effect a Suplex front end.
Long term I suspect we will see an Aero Chassis offered with the V6 as a "Roadster Plus, or something.
Me: I can't wait for a Suplex rear suspension upgrade.
