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

[kach22i]

SPCR • View topic - Super Efficient Cars [very large pictures]


2006 Loremo LS Concept



http://car.pege.org/2007-hannover/loremo-rear-seats.htm


http://news.cnet.com/2300-11389_3-6235500-10.html


More information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loremo

Official website:
http://www.loremo.com/

[NeilBlanchard]

There are a couple of old threads:

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...remo-1169.html
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ickr-6426.html

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...eeet-1168.html

on the Loremo, and I'm glad it is also included on this thread. Here's a thread on the newer version:

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...remo-4068.html

[freebeard]

He seems happy enough now, but they haven't closed the door.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

On the Loremo, and I'm glad it is also included on this thread.

Those are some old posts, guess I only knew about it since 9/22/11
Random TRANSPORTATION pictures - Page 591 - Pelican Parts Technical BBS

It is the classic shape many of us have been seeking to reach, although I haven't put it to the template yet.

I just cannot get over how tiny it is, and the choice of entry would be mind boggling to most overweight Americans.

[kach22i]

Cd = 0.195
Random TRANSPORTATION pictures - Page 994 - Pelican Parts Technical BBS


The mid-body pinch on the lower half might do well in cross winds.

What do you think?

[kach22i]

General Motors’ Rear-Engine Car | Modern Mechanix

[freebeard]

Originally Posted by kach22i

The mid-body pinch on the lower half might do well in cross winds.

What do you think?

The rear spats are on backwards.

[redneck]

Originally Posted by kach22i

Cd = 0.195
Random TRANSPORTATION pictures - Page 994 - Pelican Parts Technical BBS


The mid-body pinch on the lower half might do well in cross winds.

What do you think?

Here's some more info on this car.

Express A Nonstop Trip Into Future - Chicago Tribune

Designed for future travel on special limited-access highways, the vehicle seats four, delivers fuel economy of 25 miles per gallon, is capable of cruising speeds up to 150 miles per hour and boasts an impressive drag coefficient of 0.195.

More pictures here.

1987 Chevrolet Express Images, Information and History | Conceptcarz.com

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[kach22i]

25 mpg using a thirsty gas turbine is pretty impressive if you ask me.

Power is supplied by General Motors Corp.`s latest version of its AGT-5 automotive gas turbine engine, which is mounted amidships and linked to the accelerator pedal via a computerized ``drive-by-wire`` system, similar to that used on jet aircraft.

Compare to another aerodynamic car which can cruise at high speed, but only carries two.

Bugatti Veyron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

EPA City: 8 miles per U.S. gallon
EPA Hwy: 14 miles per U.S. gallon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Veyron

It has a drag coefficient of 0.41 (normal condition) and 0.36 (after lowering to the ground),[21] and a frontal area of 2.07 m2 (22.3 sq ft).[22] This gives it a drag area – the combination of drag coefficient and frontal area, represented as CdA – of 0.74 m2 (8.0 sq ft).

[radioranger]

just watching Jay Leno testing th e latest bugatti and pretty nice how they tuck in the lower body panel just sfter the front wheel