Toyota FCV concept - an odd car aerodynamically

[beluga]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

I think the grill is overcompensating ...

like a few of you including aerotruck guy say, it's all style no substance.

for the vain (escalade/tesla s/rice civic/mustang) driving crowd..

as the economy soured more n more cars began looking more "aggressive" as people craved security... i guess.

[aerohead]

Originally Posted by jeff88

Is this what you're talking about, with the two "grills" on the front bumper?

I could see how they are lower drag, instead of a brick wall like most radiator grills, it is swept back slightly. But where does the air exit?

They're behind the front tires,the 'gill' outlets.John Shinella's team measured a drag increase with them at the Lockheed Marietta Tunnel.They didn't add significant drag,but were nowhere close to what Morelli came up with.And to be fair,Morelli had a lot of design latitude.

[Teri_TX]

Originally Posted by beluga

like a few of you including aerotruck guy say, it's all style no substance.

for the vain (escalade/tesla s/rice civic/mustang) driving crowd..

as the economy soured more n more cars began looking more "aggressive" as people craved security... i guess.

Or as they say in Texas ... "All HAT, NO CATTLE!"

There was a NYTimes article sometime ago about how auto "stylists" were making larger grills as an "aggressive look" which all the the EDs out there need. Note: "ED" as in Erectile Dysfunction

[aerohead]

Also,autospontaneoustesticularatrophobia and bubblephobia.
Toyota was forced to ruin the nose of their 2014 Tundra because males interviewed at clinics thought the sheetmetal and grille was too "bubbly" looking.