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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
Thanks for that -- so a Cd of 0.20 is not as good as the the various GM and Ford cars that are of a similar size. And it's fugly...
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Neil,the thing for me,is that it's 1979.This was a big deal.Dr.Morrelli used pure science to create the car.
The crushed-Omega design offers zero-lift,something Hermie appears to be obsessed with,and without the addition of the ubiquitous stabilizing dorsal fin of past times.
The car also had to respect many legal limitations for bumper height,pedestrian safety,headlight height,license plates,etc.
This car remains the benchmark for cooling system low drag.
The car was "producible" which cannot be said for many concepts and does not rely on active suspension for it's low numbers.
I consider many contemporary low drag concepts to be "rip-offs" of Dr.M's designs.