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Old 10-27-2015, 02:05 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
here's something to consider:
*any car built in 1968 or later can achieve Cd 0.25 with detail optimization.
*any car that you can think of!
*thousands of body types can achieve Cd 0.25.
*and getting there can involve any and all the parts of the body and wheels.
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This is too true. My Escort ZX2 (which has ties to the MX-3 and other Mazdas), Cd sits at 0.269 as of Spring 2015. This is down from 0.33 Cd starting out bone stock, a 18.48% reduction is drag!

With future optimization planned, I think the ZX2 can achieve Cd 0.24x before I get to work on the boat tail.
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