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kach22i · 01-09-2014, 01:59 PM

For the sake of scale studies, I invite you all to post vehicles of similar profiles but of differing masses, I get a kick out of it, especially when they hold the same number of occupants.

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The original Mini and the modern SUV's are basically the same shapes at different scales, funny hey?

This sort of thing always amazed me in an artistic sort of way.

Back in 1983 I parked my 1976 short box Ford van next to a Renault 5 (Le Car) and took some photos, that was a funny experience.

If anyone has a graph or chart showing the relationship to Cd and CdA and where such measures intersect at an optimum, I'd appreciate it.

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kach22i Master EcoModder Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 4,189 Thanks: 132 Thanked 2,813 Times in 1,975 Posts	Putting the "A" in CdA - Examples For the sake of scale studies, I invite you all to post vehicles of similar profiles but of differing masses, I get a kick out of it, especially when they hold the same number of occupants. MORE random pics...... - Page 2862 - Pelican Parts Technical BBS The original Mini and the modern SUV's are basically the same shapes at different scales, funny hey? This sort of thing always amazed me in an artistic sort of way. Back in 1983 I parked my 1976 short box Ford van next to a Renault 5 (Le Car) and took some photos, that was a funny experience. If anyone has a graph or chart showing the relationship to Cd and CdA and where such measures intersect at an optimum, I'd appreciate it. __________________ George Architect, Artist and Designer of Objects 2012 Infiniti G37X Coupe 1977 Porsche 911s Targa 1998 Chevy S-10 Pick-Up truck 1989 Scat II HP Hovercraft You cannot sell aerodynamics in a can............