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By the way...since we're on the subject, here's an interesting fact: Did you KNOW that a 60's vintage VW BUS has a lower drag coefficient than the stingray bodied corvettes have? FACT. Think about that one for awhile.


I'm claiming BS on this one. The Vanagon, which was designed to be more aerodynamic than its predecesor has a drag coefficient of .44. The 'vette's I found are around .29-.3. So please produce the data AND test details because this one is a little hard to swallow. Are you sure you confused with a claim from VW that a "long" time ago it found the bus has a lower coefficient of drag than the beetle?

Also, the actual equation for drag force, which is what really matters because that is the force your motor is resisting, is.... force(drag) = (drag coef).5(density of medium)(velocity squared)(area) Please note the last number, the area. Even if the VW bus had a lower coefficient of drag, it has WAY more area and will have to fight a much stronger drag force.

Frank.

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