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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1130 on: January 08, 2014, 03:42:20 PM »
Speaking of which, mileage on my 280 mile trip from California to Vegas in the FRS.



I plan to make some mods to improve aero, reduce mass and increase efficiency all while freeing up power.  Going to try to average 40+mpg eventually.  I'm at a Cd of 0.28 atm, shooting for 0.25 when all is said and done. 

The main goal of project FRS will be to do nothing to the car that doesn't increase both performance and mileage/efficiency.  headbang
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1131 on: January 09, 2014, 03:34:55 PM »
Where do you go to measure your drag coefficient?

If you get down to .25 I'll buy you a drink.

So, where's the main focus gonna be? Tires, tail, or something else? I remember that Lexus got down into that territory on their LS (a decade ago or more) primarily by changing the wind deflection around the tires with little aeroblades hanging on the undercarriage.
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1132 on: January 10, 2014, 10:35:16 PM »
Quote from: funkmeister on January 09, 2014, 03:34:55 PM
Where do you go to measure your drag coefficient?

If you get down to .25 I'll buy you a drink.

So, where's the main focus gonna be? Tires, tail, or something else? I remember that Lexus got down into that territory on their LS (a decade ago or more) primarily by changing the wind deflection around the tires with little aeroblades hanging on the undercarriage.

Yeah, 0.25 is hopeful but 0.26 is doable for sure.  I have OE underbody panels from Japan that help get to 0.27.  Will be reshaping the rear decklid and adding underbody diffusers to hit around 0.26.  Also some form of functional and streetable front splitter will help as well.  Getting any better by adding things like wheel coversand other enhancements would actually degrade performance. I'll also be looking to reduce back pressure in the engine compartment with better ducting/ventilation.  Dropping the car around an inch will also reduce the overall frontal surface are, improve airflow and reduce drag as well.
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1133 on: January 10, 2014, 10:39:02 PM »
Pics from CES using my Nokia N8.  The Veneno looks much better in person than pics reveal.  I would have snapped the new Quattro but it leaves me totally uninspired with each consecutive concept getting more bland than the last.



















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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1134 on: January 11, 2014, 10:59:22 AM »
Audi's laser light tech is definitely cool though. These days it seems that Audi comes up with a new lighting system, and just as everybody else down to Kia copies it, it's time to do something else.
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1135 on: January 11, 2014, 07:13:49 PM »
Quote from: DaveBSC on January 11, 2014, 10:59:22 AM
Audi's laser light tech is definitely cool though. These days it seems that Audi comes up with a new lighting system, and just as everybody else down to Kia copies it, it's time to do something else.

BMW did it first actually.  Or they published about it first as of a few years ago.  Could be a distinction without a difference though with the tax payer centric economic Deutscher Kommand Strukture.  I'll just call them MERKELs (Maschine Entwickelt Regierung Konstruiert Elektro Lumineszenz).
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1136 on: January 13, 2014, 02:08:54 AM »
So, what do you guys think of the Lexus RCF? Looks like an FR-S with a bit of GTR thrown in. I like it.
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1137 on: January 13, 2014, 02:41:44 AM »
Quote from: purrin on January 13, 2014, 02:08:54 AM
So, what do you guys think of the Lexus RCF? Looks like an FR-S with a bit of GTR thrown in. I like it.

Much better looking than the IS, but still not what I would call attractive. The tucked in "L" shaped LED lights are also a giant bag of fail. They make the car look like it has brain damage.

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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1138 on: January 13, 2014, 07:33:08 PM »
Quote from: DaveBSC on January 13, 2014, 02:41:44 AM
Quote from: purrin on January 13, 2014, 02:08:54 AM
So, what do you guys think of the Lexus RCF? Looks like an FR-S with a bit of GTR thrown in. I like it.

Much better looking than the IS, but still not what I would call attractive. The tucked in "L" shaped LED lights are also a giant bag of fail. They make the car look like it has brain damage.



Well, I guess every athlete that wears eyeblack looks like they have brain damage to you.  Btw, cars are meant to be viewed in 3/4s.  Just buy the right color paint and they look great.



Personally I'd just wait for the next Supra:


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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #1139 on: January 13, 2014, 08:00:23 PM »
Hi, Ship. Yeah no wheels again. At first I was looking for something fun and sporty while not completely abandoning efficiency, but my needs changed about halfway though. I am waiting to see what Toyota does with the next Prius, then I will probably make a move.

Accord Sport keeps creeping back into mind, but finding a lightly used 2013 Cruze Eco is appealing also.

I did discover I likely can't do a pure battery EV. I recently have had instance a few times to have to drive 100+ miles in a single day without prior knowledge and with no charging infrastructure here, all of those days would have been much more hectic with only a battery EV.
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