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Old 03-31-2008, 09:31 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Old 03-31-2008, 12:10 PM   #32 (permalink)
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when I have marked the opel G90 at the "tigrafans" (forum oriented to opel), they have refused the aeshtetic one, beautyful for me.!
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Old 04-09-2008, 04:58 PM   #33 (permalink)
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I'd love to have a powered version of that Vector-One for commuting. Something like the Alé would be a close second, you know, so I could carpool, but they want to price it like a sports car.
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Old 04-09-2008, 05:06 PM   #34 (permalink)
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The HONDA Dream,solar car achieved Cd 0.10.
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Old 04-09-2008, 05:16 PM   #35 (permalink)
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Hucho's book addresses windshield angles and diminishing returns.Also,light defraction limits the angle that a windshield can be laid back,as at some point,all you get is reflected interior images and inability to see out.I favor convex windshields,as they divide the airstream for the roof equally,allow for homogenous velocities over top and sides,erasing C-pillar vortices.Expensive to build,however low drag impossible to achieve without.
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Old 04-09-2008, 05:20 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Cd 0.25 isn't low anymore and is relatively to achieve,has been for 40-years.


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