Nader killed the Corvair

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58. Here you go

There is no doubt that the early Corvair’s semi-independent swing-axle rear suspension was a handful. It generated wide camber angle changes which tended to induce oversteer in extreme situations. An anti-sway bar was added to the mix and Corvair engineers dictated low pressure in the front tires and high pressure in the rear tires to help offset the suspension’s twitchy-at-the-limit nature. Such wide differences in pressure was unheard of at the time and many owners did not follow the recommendation.

The second-gen Corvair featured a reworked fully independent suspension more akin to the Corvette that alleviated the oversteer and made the Corvair a great handling car by any measure.

http://www.inmygarage.com/the-chevrolet-corvair-flop-or-success/

Wheeler Dealers made it sound like this was the only difference. I guess they were referring to the upgrade of the anti-sway bar that was added mid way through the first generation and not to the complete revamp of the rear suspension in the second gen.