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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
The *information* that I thought MOST USEFUL was their listing of aero power at 70 & 100 MPH:
14 HP @ 70 MPH; 42 HP @ 100 MPH - Tesla S P85
14 HP @ 70 MPH; 42 HP @ 100 MPH - Toyota Prius (GenIII)
16 HP @ 70 MPH; 45 HP @ 100 MPH - Chevrolet Volt
16 HP @ 70 MPH; 48 HP @ 100 MPH - Mercedes-Benz CLA-250
18 HP @ 70 MPH; 53 HP @ 100 MPH - Nissan Leaf SL
...that's two KNOWN points on their respective aero curves!
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Their was a time when Csaba Csere (MIT graduate engineer) was the Technical Director at CAR and DRIVER and he made sure that at least some of the road tests included Road Horsepower figures based upon coastdown testing at the Chrysler Proving Grounds,just a stones toss from Hogback Road where C&D had their offices.
I was so impressed by this capability that I arranged to have the CRX fee-tested by them in 1991.
I'm delighted to see the article,and that Don Sherman is still beating the aerodynamic drum.It was his "CRISIS FIGHTER PINTO" article in May,1974 which got me into streamlining.
