2013 Fusion in wind tunnel

[Cobb]

Turtle wax ice works as well and makes your plastics nice and black.

Originally Posted by freebeard

Goldenstate -- Have you tried Rain-X on that windshield?

[Miller88]

Originally Posted by bhazard

Too bad they got rid of manual transmissions when they switched from the 1.6 ecoboost to the 1.5 ecoboost.

Bummed about that - especially since the 1.6 now has a lifetime timing belt. I would have considered one!

[akennyd]

I test drove a brand-new Fusion (not sure if it was a 2014 or 2015) a few weeks ago. It had a manual transmission. So they are available, just not very many of them. It is a nice driving car.

Kenny

[redpoint5]

I'm showing a coefficient of drag of 0.27 for the Fusion. That makes it as efficiently shaped as my TSX.

Lets hope the trend of efficient design catches on, and that the masses begin to appreciate a functional appearance rather than a flashy one.

[sendler]

The new Mercedes S Class has a cd of .24.
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Aerodynamics with the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class | Daimler > Technology & Innovation > Insights into Research & Development > Aerodynamik > Cars
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[sendler]

MB has a new wind tunnel. They have spoken about a corporate edict to get the cd of every car they sell below .20.
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New tool in the battle against wind resistance and wind noise | Daimler > Technology & Innovation > Insights into Research & Development > Aerodynamik > The new aeroacoustic wind tunnel
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[Big time]

Originally Posted by Cobb

Im not spending 8 minutes watching that.

Do you have a summary?

What do we need to look for in the video?
What to learn (if anything) from wind tunnel smoke lines images?
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...nes-27660.html

[sendler]

No comment on the S class with a .24cd? how about the Mercedes CLA at .23?
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The Mercedes-Benz CLA ? the aerodynamics world champion | Daimler > Technology & Innovation > Insights into Research & Development > Aerodynamik > Cars
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[gone-ot]

Originally Posted by sendler

MB has a new wind tunnel. They have spoken about a corporate edict to get the cd of every car they sell below 0.20.
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...is that number BEFORE or AFTER corporate fudging and number tweeking is added?