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Originally Posted by nikitopo
I think you are mixing two different things. The drag coefficient is one thing and the downforce is another. In fact, you can increase the downforce without increasing the drag coefficient. The Cd is only relevant with the drag coefficient.
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Cd (coefficient of drag)
is drag coefficient. You are writing like Cd and drag coefficient are two different things.
It is certainly possible but only to a point. There is no fixed relationship but they are related together as far as I understand.
F1 cars have Cd of 0.9+. This is because they have such an enormous amount of down force. With DRS open, the number drops down some to 0.8x range.
If designing a car with low Cd but with high down force were possible, don't you think F1 cars or any other racing cars would have lower Cd values?