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Originally Posted by aerohead
If they intend to drive these 'supercars' as one might the Bugatti Veyron then I suppose that induced drag will be a mandatory component of the design,and preclude any significant body plan taper necessary for meaningful drag reduction.
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Using the Bugatti Veyron drag (and down-force) as an example.............
the Bugatti Page: Bugatti Veyron driving experience
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But 230 mph is about as fast as the Veyron will go until you put the car into top-speed mode. This involves coming to a stop and, while the car is idling, turning a key in a lock on the floor to the left of the driver's seat. When you do that, the car sinks down even lower on its suspension, until ground clearance has been reduced to a mere 2.6 inches in front and 2.8 in the rear. This setup also causes the front underbody flaps to close and the rear spoiler and wing to retract, although the wing remains tilted out of the body at a slight two-degree angle. These changes reduce the car's drag coefficient from 0.41 to 0.36, and they reduce the peak downforce from 770 to 120 pounds..
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Some Cd listings posted.
Automobile drag coefficient - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
..............the same Cd as...........
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0.36 Honda Civic 2001–2005
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Just trying to put it all in perspective.
