Yea, some sort of design phase GM was going though at the time.
https://driventowrite.com/2015/01/08...mobile-aurora/
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1989 Oldsmobile Tube Car: note the Kamm tail and recessed sills. The c-pillar looks weak though.
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Apparently the wind tunnel is just now a photo studio prop as a background.
Photo of the Day: Pininfarina H2 Speed in the Wind Tunnel
By Andrew Elliott -
12th May 2016
Photo of the Day: Pininfarina H2 Speed in the Wind Tunnel - GTspirit
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The H2 Speed was debuted at this year’s Geneva Motor Show and is the fastest hydrogen-powered car ever designed. According to Pininfarina, the car can reach a top speed of 186 mph.
The sprint from 0-60 mph takes just 3.4 seconds.
Powering the H2 are two electric motors along with a hydrogen fuel cell. It also has a regenerative braking system installed.
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Sort of frustrating that there is no rear 3/4 view which would highlight it's aerodynamics. The rear is more important than the front because that's where the drag is, nothing up front except some pressure build-up.
A single rear view, seriously?
Yep, that's it, the one above.
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I went to another site to get a better view.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-new...at-geneva-show
From this angle you can see that the rear end is a bit high, designed more for down force than low Cd. Other than that it looks fairly good.
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Actually, looks like all it needs is a longer tail. I like the way it looks now though.
2 Mar 2016
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/pi...or-105208.html
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Aerodynamics was also a key factor in the development of the H2 Speed, .............
It'll also sound special, Pininfarina says - at least for an electric vehicle, that is - and it's apparently down to the compressor technology it uses, which should achieve an almost silent drive. The hydrogen power unit was developed by Swiss specialist GreenGT.
Pininfarina intends to build the car in a limited run, and expects to have no trouble finding customers for the H2 Speed.
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