Interesting Aerodynamic Cars (Mike Vetter's ETV, also Avion)

[CFECO]

But like Neil said, those wheels out in the breeze? They are narrow though.

[autogyro]

A sidenote:
During the Third Reich, Rumpler apparantly was protected by Hermann Goring, even though he was Jewish, because of the enormous respect Goring had for Rumpler's aircraft design work during WWI

[NeilBlanchard]

Originally Posted by Rokeby

Three things may be helping the numbers:
* a very clean underbody,
* relatively large clearance between the ground and the underbody,
* relatively narrow bodywork.

Right, the main part of the chassis must be *very* clean in order to offset the exposed and open wire wheels; and still get a number like 0.28.

[Sven7]

Well, it is basically an extruded airfoil...

[Sven7]

Here's the EV1 that our school has displayed by the computer lab:


CCS's EV1 by Tyler Linner, on Flickr


CCS's EV1 by Tyler Linner, on Flickr


CCS's EV1 by Tyler Linner, on Flickr


CCS's EV1 by Tyler Linner, on Flickr

Also some boards they have displayed

IMG_6455 by Tyler Linner, on Flickr


IMG_6454 by Tyler Linner, on Flickr

[NeilBlanchard]

The suspension height indicates that the battery and the electrics are missing from this car.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

The suspension height indicates that the battery and the electrics are missing from this car.

Thanks for pointing that out, I knew something looked funny but could not put my finger on it.

[Sven7]

So that's why it's a 4x4.

[euromodder]

Didn't GM take out the entire drive-train when they sent reclaimed EV-1s to museums and schools ?

[Sven7]

They "disabled" the drivetrains. All I know is there is a bunch of charging paraphernalia in the trunk. Perhaps with a little messing around I could get a peek under the hood