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HeadlessNorseman 02-28-2011 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by qwikz28 (Post 752866)
All good points, but while the CRX has a low CD, the old prius equals it, and many new cars best it. This is where I got my info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automob...ag_coefficient

I think about weight and gearing too. CRX is a fun car though. Does it have rust issues?

yes all kinds of rust but i fixed most of it lol. BTW its not just CD, but frontal area as well. Everyone knows how tiny the CRX is. Thats where you get CDA, Coefficient of drag x area. The 2nd generation eclipse and FD rx7 are also very aerodynamic cars but the powertrains kill the highway mileage there

qwikz28 02-28-2011 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by HeadlessNorseman (Post 753140)
yes all kinds of rust but i fixed most of it lol. BTW its not just CD, but frontal area as well. Everyone knows how tiny the CRX is. Thats where you get CDA, Coefficient of drag x area. The 2nd generation eclipse and FD rx7 are also very aerodynamic cars but the powertrains kill the highway mileage there

Interesting. Just looked up quickly about CDA. I always wondered how new cars with their large front ends can have such low CD. It makes sense now.

HeadlessNorseman 02-28-2011 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by qwikz28 (Post 753151)
Interesting. Just looked up quickly about CDA. I always wondered how new cars with their large front ends can have such low CD. It makes sense now.

yes CD just determines how the airflow interacts with the car, and the surface area determines how much air it moves. A motorcycle can have a bad CD of like .7 or 8, but very small frontal area so they are still pretty slippery.

qwikz28 02-28-2011 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by HeadlessNorseman (Post 753162)
yes CD just determines how the airflow interacts with the car, and the surface area determines how much air it moves. A motorcycle can have a bad CD of like .7 or 8, but very small frontal area so they are still pretty slippery.

I feel like my entire life has been a lie. Makes perfect sense now. Thanks!


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