Subject	How does the 2009 GTR have such a low Cd?
Posted by	SnivesZ32 on July 06, 2009 at 12:04 AM
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Message	I know its a bit off topic, but how is it that the 2009 GTR claims a .27 Coefficient of drag, yet the Z32's sleek lines come in at .32 or .31 depending on where you look. I mean the GTR probably appears like a giant vented brick in the wind tunnel, which is good for downforce but that should increase the drag coefficient, yet its so low. How do you think they did it??
Follow Ups	How does the 2009 GTR have such a low Cd? - SnivesZ32 00:04:40 07/06/09 im sure one way is underbody work - AntiHero 00:06:46 07/06/09 Re: im sure one way is underbody work - SnivesZ32 00:34:33 07/06/09 They designed that thing extremely carefully - BannonZ 11:29:55 07/06/09 my first thought as well (n/m) - d_flore 00:54:53 07/06/09 Apparently... - collegeboy 00:08:50 07/06/09 Because it wasn't designed in the freakin' 80s. (n/m) - BradZ (UF) 00:10:52 07/06/09 Bingo! (n/m) - jmw23712 00:39:44 07/06/09 "it was accept-able in the 80's!" (n/m) - Irocsx2002 09:24:08 07/06/09 Mk3 Supra was the only thing acceptable out of the 80s! (n/m) - BradZ (UF) 10:11:39 07/06/09 The early 80's Z31 has a lower Cd than the late 80's Z32 - vorpalZ 09:36:07 07/06/09 LOL, nice! (n/m) - BradZ (UF) 09:49:28 07/06/09 Hell, the 89-94 Maxima has a cD of .32!!! (n/m) - zfreak(Dallas) 10:46:03 07/06/09 9 month in the wind tunnel should show some results (n/m) - Halo Z 01:22:07 07/06/09 big can be aerodynamic, take a 747 for instance (n/m) - LJZTT 01:34:56 07/06/09 You answered your own question... - ZX 2B U 01:47:03 07/06/09 I would imagine it has more to do with small things - FuerGrissa 03:02:21 07/06/09 Mirrors do have more effect than you'd expect - BobbyT 04:00:12 07/06/09 Perhaps the same reason rain doesn't run off the back window - BCs300z 03:43:05 07/06/09 ditto...sorta - Insomniac (VA) 07:21:01 07/06/09 indeed (n/m) - BCs300z 09:04:53 07/06/09 In case nobody has seen the underside of one: - MegamanMk2 10:51:42 07/06/09 That's one sexy up-skirt shot... (n/m) - thejoneZ (Sacto, CA) 17:55:35 07/06/09 Car aerodynamics entail much more than smooth lines - Zarcasm(Hfd, CT) 19:41:15 07/06/09
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