Inside GMs Aerodynamics wind tunnel video

[rav]

Nothing new to us but love the small details:
- Chevy Traverse Goes Inside GMs Aerodynamics Wind Tunnel by GMnext -- Revver Online Video Sharing Network

[aerohead]

Yep,another SUV with an enormous wake.Those are really going to allow the US energy independence.I'm almost certain of it.All you troops pack your bags,your coming home.

[DieselHybrid]

aerohead,

I am one of those troops- and I am tired of deploying to "oil rich areas" in the name of "freedom."

This latest American vehicle is one of the many reasons why the "Detroit 3" are in such dire straights.

GM is proud that the Traverse's Cd is "only 0.33 – making it the sleekest crossover in the segment!" Source: GM - Fuel Economy - News - Advanced Engines - Form Enhances Function: Chevy Traverse's Wind-Cheating Design Helps It Deliver Expected Segment-Best Fuel Economy

If the Crossover segment is populated with vehicles with Cd's worse than 0.33- then I sincerely hope this segment will follow the SUV's into oblivion. America needs more energy-efficient vehicles. Detroit 3- wake up!

Since when is a Cd of 0.33 laudable? Even my one-box '05 Sienna minivan accomplishes a Cd of 0.30 (so does the Honda Odyssey, btw).

Plug in the Traverse's frontal area, weight, and Cd into ecomodder's online spreadsheet for an idea of how wasteful this vehicle is. winterblend fuel yields ~19mpg at 65 mph!

Come on GM (and Detroit 3), please do better.

[Frank Lee]

It is the consumer that needs to wake up too.

[NeilBlanchard]

Hi,

I could be wrong, but I think aerohead's comments were tongue-in-cheek?

[ChrstphrR]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

Hi,

I could be wrong, but I think aerohead's comments were tongue-in-cheek?

I got nailed by one of his tongue-in-cheek comments before - he's REALLY good at it.

[i_am_socket]

Originally Posted by Frank Lee

It is the consumer that needs to wake up too.

Isn't that why the Not-Quite-As-Big-As-They-Used-To-Be 3 are where they are today?

[Frank Lee]

Because the consumer is too dense to have any forsight, and only reacts when it directly affects the wallet, like a simple protozoan reacts to light? Yes.

[i_am_socket]

exactly

Kinda like real estate; it's only more house than you need once you have to pay for it.