C6 aerodynamics?
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Re: C6 aerodynamics? (ivan111)
I would think GM would improve the aerodynamics of the car to get a higher top speed and improve down force. I would bet GM has done some undertray work. I will make an early perdiction that the top speed of the C6 coupe will be 185mph.
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Re: C6 aerodynamics? (Mongooser)
With the size of the wing I'll put on mine downforce is not going to be an issue :lol: :lol:
j/k.
I agree with the above, I would imagine with each generation there will be improvements in the design. I'm wondering what the lower part of the backend looks like. Clearly they've filled it in some, with the reverse lights where there used to be those open slats. It will be interesting to see.
j/k.
I agree with the above, I would imagine with each generation there will be improvements in the design. I'm wondering what the lower part of the backend looks like. Clearly they've filled it in some, with the reverse lights where there used to be those open slats. It will be interesting to see.
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Re: C6 aerodynamics? (yellow01)
I bet we'll see an improvement in aerodynamics...but I doubt the C6 will have a significantly less coefficient of drag than the C5. The current vette already has one of the lowest CoDs of any production cars made today. It would be hard to make it much better w/out making the car look like a bullet.
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Re: C6 aerodynamics? (BQuicksilver)
Some sedans are now at .25 Cd.
Which ones? Other than the hinda insight/other electric cars.
Which ones? Other than the hinda insight/other electric cars.
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Re: C6 aerodynamics? (BQuicksilver)
Some sedans are now at .25 Cd.
Which ones? Other than the hinda insight/other electric cars.
Which ones? Other than the hinda insight/other electric cars.
EDIT: A couple Lexus too, huh? :p:
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Re: C6 aerodynamics? (jrp4uc)
Early on I thought improved aerodynamics was one of the bits that Hill had given us. But I'm slipping now. I try to focus, but I just keep seeing this red car up above me. Sort of cruising the streets of San Francisco about 12 feet off the ground. No matter how hard I try, I can't see the targa panel or the hood. What do you think it means, Dr.?
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Re: C6 aerodynamics? (ivan111)
I bet a lower Cd than C5 was less of a priority than reducing rear-end lift at speed, which is really one of C5's few aero vices.
(I wonder if the coupe's other vice, wind buffetting with the top off because the halo is higher than the windshield, has been corrected. Given a carryover windshield and the importance of headroom, I doubt it.)
I wonder if they managed to reduce frontal area at all? Do we know for sure whether overall width is reduced?
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(I wonder if the coupe's other vice, wind buffetting with the top off because the halo is higher than the windshield, has been corrected. Given a carryover windshield and the importance of headroom, I doubt it.)
I wonder if they managed to reduce frontal area at all? Do we know for sure whether overall width is reduced?
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Re: C6 aerodynamics? (Jinx)
Given a carryover windshield
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Re: C6 aerodynamics? (Jinx)
I bet a lower Cd than C5 was less of a priority than reducing rear-end lift at speed, which is really one of C5's few aero vices.
(I wonder if the coupe's other vice, wind buffetting with the top off because the halo is higher than the windshield, has been corrected. Given a carryover windshield and the importance of headroom, I doubt it.)
I wonder if they managed to reduce frontal area at all? Do we know for sure whether overall width is reduced?
.Jinx
(I wonder if the coupe's other vice, wind buffetting with the top off because the halo is higher than the windshield, has been corrected. Given a carryover windshield and the importance of headroom, I doubt it.)
I wonder if they managed to reduce frontal area at all? Do we know for sure whether overall width is reduced?
.Jinx
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Re: C6 aerodynamics? (Mongooser)
I always asked myself why the 911 Turbo has a top speed of 190 mph versus the Z06 171 mph if both have the same drag number and the Z06 has better power to weight ratio, the difference is that fifth gear that in the 911 is taller like the C5 Coupe.....
And i think that the main reason why GM put a shorter fifth gear in the Z06 and not the same as the Coupe was to limited its top speed because the Z06 downforce is not as good as the 911, to reach 190 mph you need a lot of downforce..
So i expect more downforce in the C6 and an increase in top speed..... :D
And i think that the main reason why GM put a shorter fifth gear in the Z06 and not the same as the Coupe was to limited its top speed because the Z06 downforce is not as good as the 911, to reach 190 mph you need a lot of downforce..
So i expect more downforce in the C6 and an increase in top speed..... :D
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Re: C6 aerodynamics? (Butta)
I read different reviews about the XLR with comparos with the SL and SC430 and others and they said the XLR was the loudest inside with the top off, I hope this is not an issue on the Corvette.
Another horrible oversight I read is that if it has been raining or the top is wet, when you put it down the water dumps into the truck, there is no guard or anything to prevent it.
I doubt either of these "horrible" issues has any significance whatsoever to C6.
.Jinx
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