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Old 12-01-2011, 11:06 PM   #34 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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90 day: 66.42 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by Cd View Post
Yup ! It took me by complete surprise,
Not only does the car have the barn door flat front end, but it has the original misaligned moulding around the windshield, stock unshaved door handles, huge gaps everywhere ( look at the wheel wells ! ), no belly or skirts, etc !
It blew my mind, but it was tested in a wind tunnel by a guy that did the aerodynamics on the EV-1

( How ironic that the car has almost exactly the same Cd as the .19 of the EV-1 )
Ummm... this really needs expert explanation. If that Camaro can accomplish nearly the same Cd as the EV-1 looking like that, and a better number than a 2001 Insight, then... what the hell!
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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