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Old 06-29-2021, 07:35 AM   #76 (permalink)
Vekke
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Siitin - '98 Seat Cordoba Vario
90 day: 58.56 mpg (US)

VW Lupo 3L --> 2L - '00 VolksWagen Lupo 3L
Diesel
90 day: 104.94 mpg (US)

A8 luxury fuel sipper - '97 Audi A8 1.2 TDI 6 speed manual
90 day: 64.64 mpg (US)

Audi A4B6 Avant Niistäjä - '02 Audi A4b6 1.9tdi 96kW 3L
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Tourekki - '04 VW Touareg 2.5TDI R5 6 speed manual
90 day: 32.98 mpg (US)

A2 1.4TDI - '03 Audi A2 1.4 TDI
90 day: 45.68 mpg (US)

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In this condition my ID3 is about 20% more energy efficient than the stock model. Drag coefficient Cd is under 0,22 based on my own calculations of the performance.
Mod list:
30mm lowering, (40mm would be optimal)
Optimal wheel angles for efficiency
air curtains at front
A arm covers front and rear
Front tire deflectors front and rear
Grill block
155/70r19 tires @ 4.0 bar
Fully blocked curved 19" wheels
Dampening at wheel wells and doors
Taped roof
And efficient driving of the car


With these tires the A arm panels could have been much bigger
Aircurtains should be fully closed inside the fender, now the upper side was still open
Tire deflectors still have room for improvements even i built 15 versions of them already.
could build deflectors behind the tires
wipers center part needs a plastic
Kammback could be extended
Rear diffusor could be extended
Rear tires could be built a skirt to cover whole wheelwell
window tinting would help to boost the efficiency also or PC windows

Sideview mirrors could be changed to cameras (would help a lot also to wind noise)
Few other speciall tricks to try that cannot be shared at this time.


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