I’ve spent a TON of time in a Premier back in high school! It was fairly new, but the transmissions seemed to have the same life expectancy as a loaf of bread.

ba-dum-tssss!

Yeah, we can make just about any shape perform reasonably well, it’s just a matter of how many “bandaids” we need to apply to fix it. Things like wild underbody shields and tail light or D-pillar ridges can do wonders for a poorly shaped car. Also, the studio guys call it the “layered” look with all those extra…

Correct. Downforce generally costs drag because of the net momentum change of the air in the longitudinal direction. A C7 Z07 with all the aero bits installed (like that big Gurney flap on the back) has a Cd of about .510 because it produces downforce, which almost no production car does. The thing would be death…

Yes, but the size is captured by the frontal area term in the aerodynamic drag equation. But you are absolutely correct, when thinking in terms of fuel burn or power required, it’s critical to consider the size of the vehicle.

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Ha, according to my ex-wife I am Rock Bottom!

Science is a conspiracy! The moon is FAKE!!!

I left out a TON of other stuff, though. The Saab likely has far worse lift performance than the Mustang, and also didn’t have to fight the aerodynamics of safety, or reject 420 hp worth of heat. That cooling air issue alone is a gigantic driver in modern car aero performance. Cooling air creates drag and lift, that…

Depends on where you work. Helicopter aero is a blast because helicopter engineering is basically the Wild West. Commercial airplanes, on the other hand, are aerodynamically boring. Not much new stuff to do there. The auto industry is a little of both. The name of the game is convincing people that science isn’t…

It has a claimed Cd of .36. I’ve found that many German and Japanese manufacturers seem to embellish their Cd claims!

That is surprising!

I’m a Premier fanboi and I’m not ashamed to admit it!

Ugh... I guess I’ll wade into this mess.

Heck yeah! I used to keep a pair of sandals and a winter coat in the trunk, because you never know! A friend once flew out to visit from Kansas and, of course, she wanted to go to the beach. It was one of those 90 degree days in Menlo... but it was like 50 and sprinkling at the beach, just 45 minutes away! …

Oh yeah, I remember reading that! Rad truck, man.

You couldn’t be more wrong about the rain in the Bay Area. I lived in Menlo Park (right near Stanford) for 5 years and every year we would go from April to November without a drop falling. None. Drive up to Pacifica, and things were very different.

It’s hard for us non-Californians to admit, but the roads really are super slippery for the first rain of the year in the Bay Area.

I want to know more about the truck. Please tell me more about the truck!