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aerohead · 02-02-2010, 06:36 PM

Let me re visit an article on the Probe-IV.That car had at least 4-ride-height settings,finally "dropping-it-into-the-weeds" for Cd 0.15.
You may be able to GOOGLE it,otherwise I'll look.
Most low-drag concepts have active suspension and Ford actually offered a few production cars with air-suspension.Lincoln Town Car was one.
Lowering affects length/height ratio for the good.It also chips away a little on frontal area because some of the tire becomes shrouded.
Ford lowered the nose to just over 3-inches ground clearance and kicked the tail up to mimic the Banana Car's releiv'e.
P.S.,do you have a good side shot of the ECHO? That would be really helpful!

02-02-2010, 06:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
aerohead Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A. Posts: 15,892 Thanks: 23,969 Thanked 7,221 Times in 4,648 Posts	Probe-IV Let me re visit an article on the Probe-IV.That car had at least 4-ride-height settings,finally "dropping-it-into-the-weeds" for Cd 0.15. You may be able to GOOGLE it,otherwise I'll look. Most low-drag concepts have active suspension and Ford actually offered a few production cars with air-suspension.Lincoln Town Car was one. Lowering affects length/height ratio for the good.It also chips away a little on frontal area because some of the tire becomes shrouded. Ford lowered the nose to just over 3-inches ground clearance and kicked the tail up to mimic the Banana Car's releiv'e. P.S.,do you have a good side shot of the ECHO? That would be really helpful!