New spoiler design for minivans and SUVs - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum - EcoModder.com

Recent Posts / Pics

65+ Efficiency Mods

100+ Hypermiling Tips

Glossary

		EcoModder Forum > EcoModding > Aerodynamics
New spoiler design for minivans and SUVs

Reply

Post New Thread

11-12-2008, 04:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
SVOboy Dartmouth 2010 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hanover, NH Posts: 6,447 Vegan Powa! - '91 Honda CRX DX Team Honda 90 day: 66.52 mpg (US) Thanks: 92 Thanked 122 Times in 90 Posts	New spoiler design for minivans and SUVs Check it out: Green Car Congress: Novel Spoiler Design Reduces Fuel Consumption for Minivans, SUVs __________________ EcoModder's best: Donate to EM \| Window clings \| EM Shirts \| Better Gas Mileage \| MPG Tracking More fun sites: Green Home Improvement \| crxMPG \| Benjamin FT Jones \| Vegan Recipes \| Car-free Living

Alt

Today

Popular topics

Other popular topics in this forum...

>> See all the most popular projects & topics in our Aerodynamics subforum.

11-12-2008, 04:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
trebuchet03 MechE Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,151 The Miata - '01 Mazda MX-5 Miata Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 18 Posts	Reminds me of wing slats or slotted flaps __________________ Cars have not created a new problem. They merely made more urgent the necessity to solve existing ones.

11-12-2008, 05:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
MetroMPG Batman Junior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada Posts: 22,515 Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro Team Metro Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US) MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata 90 day: 52.71 mpg (US) Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec 90 day: 70.75 mpg (US) Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base) 90 day: 52.48 mpg (US) Thanks: 4,062 Thanked 6,960 Times in 3,604 Posts	Cool. Similar to SAAB's active rear aero (slotted flap), but more curvy: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...10-a-1450.html __________________ Project MPGiata! Mods for getting 50+ MPG from a 1990 Miata Honda mods: Ecomodding my $800 Honda Fit 5-speed beater Mitsu mods: 70 MPG in my ecomodded, dirt cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage. Ecodriving test: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown EcoModder has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget

11-12-2008, 05:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
markweatherill Master EcoModder Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 332 Thanks: 15 Thanked 79 Times in 54 Posts	Puts me in mind of the Citroen AX GT's spoiler, a very angular device but perhaps similar in effect?

11-12-2008, 06:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
aerohead Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A. Posts: 15,892 Thanks: 23,969 Thanked 7,221 Times in 4,648 Posts	spoiler Had they simply extended the roof-line further,it would have terminated also at point C.I'd be interested to know how much drag reduction that would have accomplished as a comparison.-------------- If they were also addressing soiling of the backlite I can see that there might be an advantage to what they've done,killing two birds with one stone. __________________ Photobucket album: http://s1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj622/aerohead2/

Reply

Post New Thread

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Are hybrid SUVs a good or bad thing?	SVOboy	Hybrids	71	05-05-2017 03:24 PM

Web
Analytics