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

[freebeard]

I don't even recognize any of the cars.

Does one of three count? I remember the rear cooling on the GM car. The DaimlerChrysler one I think is the beginning of Chrysler's 'cab-forward' style.

But yeah, that gooberment program was a dry hole.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by freebeard

Does one of three count? I remember the rear cooling on the GM car. The DaimlerChrysler one I think is the beginning of Chrysler's 'cab-forward' style.

But yeah, that gooberment program was a dry hole.

Chevy Volt + 2007 Impala had a baby?
Ford 500 renamed Taurus
Dodge Intrepid and sister cars

All bore fruit in one form or another?

[NeilBlanchard]

I had seen the GM Precept and the Ford Prodigy - I think they are included on this thread. The Chrysler ESX-3 name is new to me, but it does look like the precursor to the Intrepid.

The problem is that none of these led to any 70-80MPG cars.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

......... The Chrysler ESX-3 name is new to me, but it does look like the precursor to the Intrepid.

The problem is that none of these led to any 70-80MPG cars.

This show car below was 1987 back when Chrysler and Lamborghini were in bed with each other, and it was mid-engine.


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Correct in that this government collaboration didn't lead to 70-80 MPG cars, but I don't want this to be a conspiracy thread do you?

[freebeard]

We could fork it into The Lounge. My theory is that Big AC is as oppressive as Big Oil.

[aerohead]

The Precept R&D was written up in a mechanical engineering periodical.They used an EV1 as a test mule and baseline,which measured Cd 0.197.
The 'production' Precept came in at Cd 0.163.Pretty sweet!

[freebeard]

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/k...4.html#agal_45

Kia Imagine concept.

Notable things are the corrugations. Across the airflow in the [aircurtain?] inlets and the lower body concavity. And annular in the air inlets at front and outlets at the back.

Also the rear hatch has a central notch/separation edge molded into the glass. I don't find a picture with the hatch open but the cutline may run across the spoiler with a glass panel left on the body. ???

edit:
Okay, I found that in the beginning of a video about the Geneva Auto Show. Rather than continuing to cherry-pick it, here's the whole thing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R00v5pcSNk

00:53 Kia Imagine concept car
04:54 (Smart EQ) Brabus Ultimate E Shadow Edition
06:51 Smart Forease+ concept
10:30 Citroën AMI 1 concept quadricycle/voiture sans permis
12:51 HONDA Honda RC213V Repsol 93 Marquez motorbike (not electric!)
12:58 Italdesign DaVinci concept
14:49 GFG Style Kangaroo Leggera
16:00 Honda ePrototype
16:28 Mercedes Concept EQV
17:27 Mercedes Concept EQC
18:50 Mitsubishi Engelberg Tourer
21:14 Renault Twizzy Seat Minimo
23:12 Cupra Formentor concept
24:56 Skoda Vision iV
27:40 Lagonda All-Terrain Concept
32:46 Mazda MX5
33:25 Volkswagen ID. Buggy
35:26 Polestar 2
35:32 Pininfarina Battista
36:34 Peugeot e208

That's a lot!

[freebeard]

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2019...prototype.html

What would you call this— a Gurney flap, an external base plate?




....a bad idea?

[Frank Lee]

Yeesh! Looks like an un-aero car to me.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by Frank Lee

Yeesh! Looks like an un-aero car to me.

Yep, but would be a good addition to the Aerodynamic Oddity thread.

https://petrolicious.com/articles/ga...-well-underway

Another of the highlights of this year event was the presence of six of the Mercedes-Benz C111 & co. research and record vehicles, along with a beautiful barn find condition 300 SL.