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aerohead · 03-21-2015, 02:52 PM

Looking back over Don Sherman's 'Drag Queens' article,he mentions that the Tesla has active suspension and that they measured it in the lowest position.
The M-B CLA 180 blue-efficiency has 'lower' suspension/A-pillars/ and rear,compared to the regular CLA,but not 'active' suspension,which could give the Tesla an edge.
The drag of the Porsche 914 could vary up to 18% according to ground clearance.
And Mr. Gary Eaker of the A2 Wind Tunnel I think commented upon the Cd of the HOT ROD Magazine's 1970 Camaro as a function of G.C..
Ford's Probe-IV used active suspension to achieve Cd 0.154 or so.

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aerohead Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A. Posts: 16,265 Thanks: 24,389 Thanked 7,360 Times in 4,760 Posts	ride height Looking back over Don Sherman's 'Drag Queens' article,he mentions that the Tesla has active suspension and that they measured it in the lowest position. The M-B CLA 180 blue-efficiency has 'lower' suspension/A-pillars/ and rear,compared to the regular CLA,but not 'active' suspension,which could give the Tesla an edge. The drag of the Porsche 914 could vary up to 18% according to ground clearance. And Mr. Gary Eaker of the A2 Wind Tunnel I think commented upon the Cd of the HOT ROD Magazine's 1970 Camaro as a function of G.C.. Ford's Probe-IV used active suspension to achieve Cd 0.154 or so. __________________ Photobucket album: http://s1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj622/aerohead2/