View Single Post
Old 06-09-2022, 06:18 PM   #2 (permalink)
Ecky
Master EcoModder
 
Ecky's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 5,077

ND Miata - '15 Mazda MX-5 Special Package
90 day: 39.72 mpg (US)

Oxygen Blue - '00 Honda Insight
90 day: 54.69 mpg (US)
Thanks: 2,904
Thanked 2,560 Times in 1,586 Posts
I'm not certain. A tonneau cover can simply cover a void, isolating the air under it, and cut drag. I suppose there is force transfer going on there, but it doesn't seem proportional and mostly would be preventing the venturi effect by separating high and low pressure air. I haven't fully wrapped my head around the physics of it though.
  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Ecky For This Useful Post:
aerohead (06-13-2022)