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02-15-2012, 10:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
mans EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: usa Posts: 92 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	world record for the lowest drag coefficient see thumbnail. the drag coefficient is .07 is the world record. (yes, .o7) Attached Thumbnails

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02-15-2012, 10:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
mcrews Master EcoModder Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 3,523 The Q Sold - '02 Infiniti Q45 Sport 90 day: 23.08 mpg (US) blackie - '14 nissan altima sv Thanks: 2,203 Thanked 663 Times in 478 Posts	wow... looks like solar cell on the back? __________________ *MetroMPG: "Get the MPG gauge - it turns driving into a fuel & money saving game."* ECO MODS PERFORMED: First: ScangaugeII http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...eii-23306.html Second: Grille Block http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...e-10912-2.html Third: Full underbelly pan http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...q45-11402.html Fourth: rear skirts and 30.4mpg on trip! http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post247938

02-15-2012, 11:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
sendler Master EcoModder Join Date: May 2011 Location: Syracuse, NY USA Posts: 2,935 Honda CBR250R FI Single - '11 Honda CBR250R 90 day: 105.14 mpg (US) 2001 Honda Insight stick - '01 Honda Insight manual 90 day: 60.68 mpg (US) 2009 Honda Fit auto - '09 Honda Fit Auto 90 day: 38.51 mpg (US) PCX153 - '13 Honda PCX150 90 day: 104.48 mpg (US) 2015 Yamaha R3 - '15 Yamaha R3 90 day: 80.94 mpg (US) Ninja650 - '19 Kawasaki Ninja 650 90 day: 72.57 mpg (US) Thanks: 326 Thanked 1,315 Times in 968 Posts	Doesn't really look like an .07 with all of the right angles and the front wheels sticking down.

02-15-2012, 11:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
mtgeekman EcoModding Lurker Join Date: May 2008 Location: Helena Mt Posts: 37 01 Insight - '01 Honda Insight DX Team Honda 90 day: 67.82 mpg (US) Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	More info: Nuna 5 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia cool vehicle.

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02-15-2012, 11:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
NeilBlanchard Master EcoModder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maynard, MA Eaarth Posts: 7,907 Mica Blue - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0 Team Toyota 90 day: 42.48 mpg (US) Forest - '15 Nissan Leaf S Team Nissan 90 day: 156.46 mpg (US) Number 7 - '15 VW e-Golf SEL TEAM VW AUDI Group 90 day: 155.81 mpg (US) Thanks: 3,475 Thanked 2,950 Times in 1,844 Posts	They now have the Nuna 6 which is a little lower drag, but no Cd mentioned that I noticed: Nuon Solar Team Reveals Super Aerodynamic Nuna6 Solar Powered Vehicle Nuon Nuna6 Solar Car It looks very much like a Cd of 0.07. it's a solar car -- the large flat surface is critical. __________________ Sincerely, Neil http://neilblanchard.blogspot.com/ Last edited by NeilBlanchard; 02-16-2012 at 12:13 AM..

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02-15-2012, 11:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
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02-16-2012, 12:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
drmiller100 Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Boise Idaho Posts: 842 Thanks: 39 Thanked 89 Times in 69 Posts	wow. that looks CLEAN to me. I believe it has a very low CD. Simple, elegant.....

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euromodder Master EcoModder Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Belgium Posts: 4,683 The SCUD - '15 Fiat Scudo L2 Thanks: 178 Thanked 652 Times in 516 Posts	Their approach to covering the wheel wells : Inside the wheel cover \| Nuon Solar Team __________________ Strayed to the Dark Diesel Side

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02-16-2012, 10:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
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This looks a whole like the U of M solar car mold I found on campus recently.

These vehicles often look similar

Same or similar solutions to the same problems, within the constraints of the competition rules.

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