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Old 01-25-2015, 10:16 PM   #45 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Cd View Post
What I can't figure out is how that this car had such a high drag coefficient at the start of the test. It appeared to be totally stock on the outside ( no huge spoilers etc.) yet the C6 supposedly had a Cd of point 29.

Not in the A2 wind tunnel:



This is from a test by Super Chevy magazine comparing the various Corvette generations, base models. The LMR car has a ZO6 body; for that car, GM quoted .34, but I could easily see that being higher with the different hood, wheels, spoiler, etc.
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