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Old 04-10-2009, 09:35 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
I kinda thought of the Nissan GT-R - with a claimed Cd of 0.27.

But with a drag coefficient like that, it must be dangerously loose at high speeds, eh?.
It's not like drag and downforce are the same.

A lot of the elements of a car that create lift are also ones that create drag... like pushing more air under a rough underside. I don't see why you couldn't do both.

IIRC the Porsche GT3 has zero lift, and something like 0.29cD

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