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Originally Posted by NachtRitter
What I find interesting is that the latter 2 pix are attributed to being the "Epcot Car"; that is, the car that was displayed at the Epcot Center. The (silver colored) GM Aero 2000 (pictured and discussed in the thread http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...3-a-13916.html) is also attributed to being the Epcot Car. However, in the advertisement above, I can make out the text "GM Aero 2002". The design features look very much like the GM Aero 2000 (particularly the half skirts over both front and rear wheels). Maybe the Citation IV was actually a distinct separate vehicle? |
I've only been to Epcot once,in 1984,and the car they had then was the Aero 2000 which came out in 1982.
Also in 1982,was the debut of the Aero 2002,published at Cd 0.14.
The Citation IV came out in 1983 with Cd 0.185-0.265.
Then in 2003,Aero 2003 came out,with a published Cd 0.16.I've never seen this car.
The 2000,2002,and Citation all seem to share the same pedigree.
The 2000 looks like a bob-tailed version of Citation with clear greenhouse.
The 2002 looks like the 'modified' Citation with clear greenhouse.
I don't know what to think about the claim of Cd 0.14.In 1984,when Citation IV was pitted against the Ford Probe IV,with Cd 0.157,GM could have brought the 'older',lower drag car.Can't imagine why they would not have unless the 2002 was just a windtunnel study.