2013 Cruze diesel

[HeadlessNorseman]

Originally Posted by qwikz28

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]

Originally Posted by HeadlessNorseman

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]

Originally Posted by qwikz28

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]

Originally Posted by HeadlessNorseman

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!