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Cd · 01-31-2010, 04:55 PM

I found some good high res images posted here :

1983 Ford Probe IV Concept - GM Inside News Forum

The car now sits in front of Gullo Ford-Mercury in Conroe, Texas - not too far from Houston.

I found it interesting that the car seems to have been designed back wards.

Looking at the fourth image down, you can see how that the car is a reverse teardrop.
There is very little boat tailing, and I have to wonder how that the air reacts to those grates that hide the tail lights.
Also of note are the rounded edges at the rear, versus a sharp cutoff.
All of this is meaningless though, since it all worked - the car has a .152 Cd.
( Although I have to wonder if this is the combined effect of things such as the under body, the wheel skirts, lack of a grill etc. It would seem that Ford could have done much better if they simply concentrated more on the rear of the car. )

01-31-2010, 04:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 2,872 Thanked 1,121 Times in 679 Posts	High Res. Probe IV pictures I found some good high res images posted here : 1983 Ford Probe IV Concept - GM Inside News Forum The car now sits in front of Gullo Ford-Mercury in Conroe, Texas - not too far from Houston. I found it interesting that the car seems to have been designed back wards. Looking at the fourth image down, you can see how that the car is a reverse teardrop. There is very little boat tailing, and I have to wonder how that the air reacts to those grates that hide the tail lights. Also of note are the rounded edges at the rear, versus a sharp cutoff. All of this is meaningless though, since it all worked - the car has a .152 Cd. ( Although I have to wonder if this is the combined effect of things such as the under body, the wheel skirts, lack of a grill etc. It would seem that Ford could have done much better if they simply concentrated more on the rear of the car. )