Final pdf of book is now out with reviewers for comments. It's 216 pages and 73,999 words.
Looks easy when it's all put on one image:
Final contents page:
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Understanding car aerodynamics - Aerodynamic drag
- Drag and lift coefficients and frontal area
- Aerodynamic lift
- A word about drag coefficients
- Aerodynamic forces
Chapter 2 – the 1920s- 1921 Rumpler Tropfenwagen
- Paul Jaray and his cars
- 1923 Bugatti Type 32
- 1927 Claveau 9 CV
- 1927 1000hp Sunbeam - Mystery
- 1928 Stutz Black Hawk Special
- 1928 Opel RAK 2
- 1929 Golden Arrow
Chapter 3 – the 1930s - 1930 Burney Streamliner
- 1933 Dymaxion
- 1934 Renault Nervasport des Records
- 1934 Chrysler Airflow
- 1935 Skoda 935 Dynamic
- 1936 Tatra T87
- 1938 Volkswagen
- 1938 Mercedes Benz W25
- 1938 Mercedes Benz W125
- 1938 Porsche Type 64
- 1938 Railton Special
- 1939 Mercedes Benz Type 80
- 1939 Schlör
- Wunibald Kamm and his cars
Chapter 4 – the 1940s - 1947 V2 Sagitta
- 1947 Jowett Javelin
- 1948 Porsche 356
- 1949 Saab 92
Chapter 5 – the 1950s- 1950 Volkswagen Transporter
- 1950s Jaguar racing cars
- Sighard Hoerner and his book
- 1955 Citroen DS
- 1956 Renault Étoile Filante
- 1958 MG EX181
Chapter 6 – the 1960s - 1964 Bluebird
- Volkswagen and MIRA wind tunnels
- 1967 NSU Ro 80
- 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona & 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird
- Mercedes Benz C-111
Chapter 7 – the 1970s - 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 1975 Porsche 924
- 1978 Mazda RX7
- 1979 Mercedes Benz S-class
Chapter 8 – the 1980s- 1980 Peugeot VERA
- 1980 ARVW
- 1982 Audi C3 (100)
- 1980s Ford Probes
- 1983 Ford Sierra XR4i bi-plane rear spoiler
- 1983 Fiat Uno
- Renault Vesta 2 and Citroen ECO 2000 concepts
- Wolf-Heinrich Hucho and his book
- 1988 HSV Group A Commodore
- 1989 Opel Calibra
Chapter 9 – the 1990s - 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse
- 1996 General Motors EV1
- 1996 Honda Dream
- The PNGV cars
Chapter 10 – the 2000s - 2000 Honda Insight
- 2005 Mitsubishi Evolution IX Lancer
- 2005 Porsche 911
Chapter 11 – the 2010s - 2011 General Motors Chevrolet Volt
- 2012 Tesla Model S
- 2013 Volkswagen XL-1
- 2017 Porsche Cayenne
- 2018 Volkswagen ID.R
- 2019 Chevrolet Corvette C7 ZR1
- 2019 Porsche Taycan
Chapter 12 – The future?
Epilogue
Selected bibliography
------------------------------------------------------
Reviewers of various sections have included:
- Wolf-Heinrich Hucho (the father of modern car aerodynamics)
- Alexander Nastov (GM)
- Robert Palin (ex Tesla)
- Jonathan Young (from here!)
- Thomas Wolf (ex head Porsche aerodynamics)
Professor Jeff Howell (ex head of Rover, then Land Rover and finally Jaguar Land Rover aerodynamics) has read every section and given detailed feedback, as well as providing additional information. Jeff has just been fantastic: as of writing, we have more that 70 emails back and forth.
Companies/organisations that have made available extra information and pics include:
- GM
- Volkswagen
- Mercedes Benz
- MIRA
- Porsche
After the comments come in from the final reviewers, I'll get a single proof copy printed and have a look at image quality and make a final check for proofreading errors. Then it will be launched on Amazon!
I don't know the retail price yet - I only find that out after I upload the content.