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06-21-2012, 09:42 AM | #15 |
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Those are just Toyota 86's with Scion emblems pasted on. They probably did this so as not to confuse any simpleton Scion employees
That aerodynamics video was a lot less technical than I was hoping for...
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Yeah on their wallpaper site they have them in an all blacked out housing as well
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that aero vid is all marketing. I'm getting ready to buy the CAD drawings of the FR-S for CFD modeling, and have had the car reviewed by folks that work in ALMS and sport car series as an aero engineer. The FR-S is no different than most cars on the road today. An aero engineer says what is optimal, then the style designers make it "look cool" - which effectively screws up the aero package.
Maybe I am too performance minded, but it made me chuckle when they said their design reduces downforce to improve fuel mileage at high speed. :P
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Well, there is truth to it. Rolling resistance drag increases linearly with weight (the force down on the road). Add'l downforce would thus increase rolling resistance drag which would decrease fuel economy.
As long as the shape doesn't create lift for better fuel economy, we're alright. |
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