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Old 12-03-2023, 06:27 PM   #4185 (permalink)
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Cd=0.12 in 1964

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What did this little Panhard streamliner achieve? Its coefficient of drag is a Le Mans record of 0.12. That’s absurdly low!

So we’ve established that the CD LM64 is extremely aerodynamically efficient. It was also extremely light weight at just 1230 pounds. Add in a supercharged 848cc flat-twin engine with 78 horsepower and you get a car that can run at 137 MPH at flat chat.
Compare to the Volkhart-Saggitta that got 90MPH with 25HP.
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