Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum - EcoModder.com - View Single Post - 'Perfect' aero shape but unimpressive Cd ( Mercedes C-111)

Cd · 10-13-2013, 08:51 PM

Looking at the side taper of the CLR and LS 430, it doesn't seem there is much there.
For example, here is the LS 430 :

Mercedes designed that car with one goal in mind - low drag.
It's hard to believe that they would skip something so obvious if it made that big a difference.

( I do find the angle of plan taper on the C-111 to be quite excessive at the rear. Again, surely the engineers at Mercedes knew what they were doing and wouldn't have fuddged this up. )

10-13-2013, 08:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 2,872 Thanked 1,121 Times in 679 Posts	Looking at the side taper of the CLR and LS 430, it doesn't seem there is much there. For example, here is the LS 430 : Mercedes designed that car with one goal in mind - low drag. It's hard to believe that they would skip something so obvious if it made that big a difference. ( I do find the angle of plan taper on the C-111 to be quite excessive at the rear. Again, surely the engineers at Mercedes knew what they were doing and wouldn't have fuddged this up. )