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Old 05-10-2010, 12:16 PM   #58 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls View Post
In the interest of knowing what's achievable with my Insight, I would love to calculate his Cd.

To calculate CdA, I would need to know power to the wheels @ steady-state 65mph (or some other high speed). The same figure at 5mph would determine Crr, but I'm prepared to guess 0.008.

And obviously, Cd is CdA/A. So, how tall is the vehicle? I presume it's still 62" wide.



Neil, would you pass my questions along to Mr. Cloud?
Yes, I can email him; and/or he may be reading this thread. I can measure the frontal area very accurately with a straight-on front photograph, with a yardstick positioned at the tallest point of the car. I'll ask him for that, too.
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