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06-19-2013, 09:32 AM
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I *think* I've seen this car before, but I don't think it is in this thread:
1996 Fioravanti Flair - Studios
The 1996 Fioravanti Flair apparently has a Cd of 0.18 - which is very impressive given it does not have a narrower rear wheel track. |
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06-19-2013, 10:37 AM
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Does anybody know what the red car in the back left of this picture is?
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06-19-2013, 11:31 AM
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I saw this car in another thread here recently, it caught my attention.
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The engineers concentrated much of ther attention on optimising surfaces and seams in the research phases and it is bordered on the lower edge by a profile engineered to supply downforce.
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The swoosh up at the rear?
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Above certain speeds, depressing the brake pedal automaticaly activates the air brakes and only after this are the traditional brakes activated. Braking is more "natural" as a conseguence, especially when slowing, rather than stopping, the car.
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I thought that was a Porsche-like Duck-Tail at first.
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06-20-2013, 08:56 AM
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There is a lower panel that drops down out the the airfoil, as well.
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06-20-2013, 11:49 AM
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My wife took this picture for me ...any idea what it is?
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06-20-2013, 12:50 PM
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Messerschmitt KR175 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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I'd swear I stood next to that car in the one auto museum or the other, but I can't find the picture to prove it.
Kind of like when I was standing next to a freshly built Porsche Carrera 4-cam engine on an engine stand—with a camera in my hand—and didn't think to take a picture or three.
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