Thread: GM: Chevy Volt's Cd is 0.28, Prius is 0.30 (tested in multiple tunnels), EV1 is 0.21
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Old 12-04-2009, 02:08 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JonnyG View Post
Toyota's website says the 2010 Prius CD is .25 for all versions, even the Prius V with 17 inch wheels.
Interesting! I wonder what they did to the car to compensate for the increased CdA of the wider tires. (195 mm base vs 215 mm with the 17 inch wheels).

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...g-cd-7475.html

I'm not giving Toyota a free pass on marketing fudge either!
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