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Old 04-13-2019, 02:34 PM   #7 (permalink)
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17ft

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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
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From the cardesignnew link:
First seen Turin, 1978
Designers Alberto Morelli, Leonardo Fioravanti and Antonello Cogotti
Length 4,320mm [14.17323ft]
Width 1,675mm
Height 1,335mm
Wheelbase 2,555mm
Drag Cd 0.172


Doesn't sound like an exact match



So, 17ft for the lower Cd?
Yes.I think the long-tailed body without wheels was Cd 0.170,and they made bread slices,cutting the length down as Cumbeford did on his,finally reaching a 'production' length target,with only a slight drag increase,@ Cd0.171.
When they added wheels the drag shot up to 0.35,and they had to spend a lot of time with the cooling system,wheel areas and aspirated rear bumper,to get it down to Cd0.203.
It was amazing in 1978.
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