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Spirit of Ecomodder drag index comparison
Here's where aero-modding gets fun!
The following vehicles all have a drag index equal to,or very close to Spirit's 7.757 square-feet ( 0.7209 meters-squared ). As they come from the factory,they're virtually,aerodynamically identical. A very small (think Renault LeCar) vehicle with a large drag coefficient can have the same overall drag as a large,well-streamlined form.And visa-versa. And it's the visa-versa which has interested me since the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973. By streamlining the T-100,I've been able to achieve,or exceed the fuel efficiency of some of the smallest mini-cars ever sold in the USA. Here's the list: *SAAB 9000 Turbo *'82 Camaro Z28 *Mitsubishi Starion Turbo *Porsche 935/78 *Porsche 936 closed-canopy *Ford Aspire *'89 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 *Jaguar XJ Supercharged *Buick Regal CXL *Cadillac CTS VSport *Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4 *'05 Volkswagen Jetta *Chrysler Sebring convertible *'86 Ford Fiesta *Jaguar XJ-S *Renault 5/LeCar *Toyota Starlet *Subaru Impreza *Nissan LEAF-I *Dodge Viper SRT 10 *AUDI R8 V10 PLUS *'14 Corvette Stingray *'82 VW Passat *'81 Ford Escort *Volkswagen Scirocco-I *'77 Porsche 911 S *'77 Porsche 928 S *1924 Rumpler Tropenwagen Limousine *'07 Hyundai Elantra Touring *Saturn SW *'08 Honda Fit *'99 Subaru Legacy Outback Wagon *Toyota Camry Solara *Toyota-Pontiac/Matrix'Vibe *Volvo 940 *'83 Toyota Celica GT-S *Mitsubishi i-MiEV *C4 Corvette (lights up) *C5 Corvette Z06 *C5 Corvette *'86 Lancia Thema *'86 Alfa Romeo GTV *'86 Ford Scorpio *'04 Chevrolet AVEO *Chevrolet VEGA *'00 Chevrolet Monte Carlo *'17 Chevrolet BOLT *'04 SVT Mustang *'91 Mercedes-Benz S-Class *Jaguar XFR |
It's those mini-cars that suffer most, like the Smart Fortwo (drag area .709 meters-squared): they have to be tall enough to fit a driver, but are short enough that low Cd is all but impossible.
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Scirocco 7.632 sq-ft |
Not much reduction in the 'sporty' version.
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