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Old 02-18-2015, 11:10 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Google Images doesn't find anything but renderings. I wonder where they got the Cd figure.


http://auto-clave.blogspot.com/2009/04/ford-probe-x-2025_24.html

Apparently the date should be 2025, apparently.

Edit: According to carstyling.ru the Probe V was the final one.


http://www.carstyling.ru/en/car/1985_ford_probe_v/

Quote:
Probe V is the final advance in that series of aerodynamic concepts. It achieved a 10% reduction in drag coefficient, achieving 0.137 to Probe IV’s 0.152. This tiny, but very significant, 10% reduction in drag required building a whole new concept to achieve it.
The doors and engine cover open like a Bay-window VW bus.

2nd edit: OK, here's this:

Quote:
Cunningham's second foray into digital wind tunnel analysis, conducted with Ford and Exa corporation while at Art Center, focused on aerodynamics, P2P (peer to peer) vehicle communication systems, and the dissolving of perceived boundaries in the driving experience. The 2020 Sedan developed in CAD achieved a drag coefficient of 0.15 in early testing phases, half of the typical modern automobile.
http://www.mrcid.com/project/ford-probe-x

Which I guess is aerohead's original link.

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