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Old 08-11-2021, 01:07 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by maanma View Post
We travel long distances on highways with this car. Typically 1500 miles in two days. That is why we are keeping speed and why aerodynamics is very important.

With 4 bike bike rack behind is 19 ft long, but only five and half feet tall.

Factory built engine and body is optimized for 80 mph (130 km/h).

It is a 7 seat MPV built on protective special steel frame from glass fiber. Second and third row seats are easily removed. In Grand model there is 2 ft trunk space behind last line.
This is the car?



If so, in addition to a full undertray, see if you can keep the four bikes on the back rack within the frontal area of the van, oras close as possible. If they are sticking out into the flow, they may be a little like a parachute.

I agree with freebeard, though, 30 mpg at 80mph with four bikes hanging off the back? Amazing really.

Are those US or UK miles?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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