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02-15-2012, 09:24 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, 09:43 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 664 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, 10:02 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, 10:22 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, 10:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
NeilBlanchard Master EcoModder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maynard, MA Eaarth Posts: 7,908 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 2,953 Times in 1,846 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; 02-15-2012 at 11:13 PM..

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02-15-2012, 10:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
larrybuck Master EcoModder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: sw Washington (state), a little north of Vancouver Posts: 1,156 Thanks: 298 Thanked 122 Times in 88 Posts	Humorously, I think the birds would like it! The deck looks like an aircraft carrier! As before mentioned; the looks somewhat don't match cd claims! __________________ 06 Chev MonteC JG#24tribute car 30mpg 00 Honda Insight 63MPG 98 Buick Park Ave3.8 33MPG 89 Toyota Corolla wag 60MPG so far 07 Honda ST1300 55MPG 83 Honda 650 GL 64MPG 19 Suzuki dr200 88MPG23 HondaGrom?+Tow K10D Sub 26mpg NEVER,NEVER GIVE UP! PUMP THOSE TIRES UP! DRIVE IN YOUR SOCKS FOR SENSITIVITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SLOW DOWN AND SMOOTH UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

02-15-2012, 11:10 PM	#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.....

02-16-2012, 09:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
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, 09:53 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

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