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Originally Posted by roflwaffle
How so?
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OK, I blame deezler! And my laziness. I thought
he researched the figures.
Previously, the only numbers I'd seen were in Hucho's book, and he optimized that car's aerodynamics. He talks about the Mk1 Golf/Rabbit "styling model" having a Cd as low as .36 at one point. I guess "styling models" don't come with cooling systems or rough underbodies.
FYI, a quick search turns up Road & Track having published a figure of Cd .42 for the MK1 Golf/Rabbit.
Source: Fluid Mechanics - Google Book Search
This page also gives the .42 figure.