09-14-2015, 04:33 PM
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0.19 CD Merc (Mercedes 2015 Concept IAA -- tons of active aerodynamics)
Had not heard of this one before. Looks pretty neat! Active aerodynamics are a thing we will see in the near future I think.
Merc's incredible IAA concept is the world
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09-14-2015, 05:58 PM
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Active...
...air curtains, vents, spoilers, even wheels and boattail!
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09-14-2015, 08:00 PM
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Wow! Sexy fun brain candy.
Meanwhile, over at Toyota...  |
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09-14-2015, 08:09 PM
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Noticed at Jalopnik's article on the car: even the rocker panels have a full length active flap that effectively becomes a side skirt. |
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09-14-2015, 08:21 PM
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Another shorter video:
Says that the tail extension lowers the Cd from 0.225 to 0.19 |
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09-14-2015, 08:25 PM
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And the best illustrated comment so far at Jalopnik:
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09-14-2015, 08:34 PM
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How in the hell do you make the wheels flatten out?? I can guess on everything else but a dished wheel that flattens out blows me away...
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09-14-2015, 08:34 PM
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I believe that last image was just a "look how silly it is when I take it to its extreme" photoshop.
I could be wrong, but it certainly wasn't in the second (shorter) video. I'll watch the longer one now...
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09-14-2015, 08:45 PM
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Looks like something Gru from Despicable Me would drive.
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09-14-2015, 08:51 PM
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I remember we here at EM spoke about this very thing on our cars years ago. It's been a long while, but we had spoke of a collapsable tail section just like this.
A tail could be fashioned in such a way that it slides back into itself, or outward on rails.
The tail could deploy using a signal from the VSS. Once you get to a certain speed, it would deploy and then go back into itself for parking and such.
I'm glad to see it being done - even if just on concept cars.
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