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

[freebeard]

Kids these days with their wide-body this and Rocket Bunny that....


This 1939 Corniche was built as a collaboration between Bentley and Carrosserie Vanvooren. But the bodywork was destroyed during an air raid on Dieppe Harbour, so, Bentley CEO, Adrian Hallmark, took this in-house to Mulliner to get rebuilt

A lot of '40 Ford styling cues?

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by freebeard

Kids these days with their wide-body this and Rocket Bunny that......................................

A lot of '40 Ford styling cues?

Looks more aerodynamic than other cars of the day.

https://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=22511



https://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-...ures-2574.html

[kach22i]

The California Commuter - World Record Holding 155 MPG Freeway Legal Car!






https://classiccarweekly.wordpress.com/tag/motobecane/

[kach22i]

The Most Aerodynamic Cars You Can Buy Right Now
https://drivemag.com/news/the-most-a...-buy-right-now

[freebeard]

One wonders where they found that building to pose in front of. For the less affluent:


https://www.pinterest.com/pin/134896951310464264/

[redneck]

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Freebeard

Is that a American tourister luggage bag on the front of that bug...???


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[freebeard]

Don't know. I saw a call-back to the Volvo Jacob concept street rod

[kach22i]

https://insideevs.com/news/567919/ev...s-boost-range/

Back to the Future

The case for streamlined cars isn't new - for decades, mankind has searched for higher top speeds, especially in racing. And because aerodynamics is by far the most dominant force to overcome at high speeds (even at highway speeds, over half the energy goes to pushing air away...), reducing the aerodynamic drag coefficient has been key...............................

So how did the Mercedes W125 beat the Veyron decades ago? You guessed it - aerodynamics. The aerodynamic power required to push the air away scales with the cube of velocity, whereas mechanical losses (like drivetrain and rolling resistance) only scale linearly with velocity. So at these speeds, aerodynamics easily account for over 90% of all energy needs.

The record-breaking Mercedes W125 - Drag coefficient Cd of 0.235

Ford Probe Y - Drag coefficient Cd of 0.137

Recent attempts have been made to make cars as aerodynamic as possible while still maintaining good looks, like the Lightyear One (featuring a Cd value "below 0.20") and the Mercedes EQXX (featuring a Cd value of 0.17!).

[kach22i]

GAC ENO.146 Video Shows Most Aerodynamic EV In The World Being Created
Do not resist watching it, just like the air does not resist its streamlined body.
https://insideevs.com/news/425581/ga...erodynamic-ev/

[kach22i]

Apr 13, 2019
Top 4 Cheap All-Electric Cars | Great Performance from $9000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHneQurCmnE