Astonishing, new A8 more aerodynamic than Koenigsegg...
11-17-2004, 12:58 PM
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I drove your car today...All I can say is WOW!!!!
Although it was an "L", however. You got the SWB-W12, right? The one we drove had 19" wheels like mine with (sp)Brigestone's. We made the big boy "gottee" go through the paces.
11-17-2004, 01:04 PM
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<looks out of window> Oh, not actually mine <smiles to self having just seen car>
They're something aren't they? Yes, mine's a standard wheelbase, with (standard on the UK SWB) sport suspension and seats for a bit more fun behind the wheel.
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11-18-2004, 10:43 AM
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Dumb comparison...
... the Egg needs to create far more downforce than the Audi.
And since Egg doesn't have the $$ needed for movable airfoils (a la McLaren and Lambo), it has to do what it can. Also, Audi has access to two of the best minitunnels in the world, while the Egg folks probably couldn't afford more than five or six hours total of model evolution windtunnel time.
The Zonda has even worse on drag coefficient.
My bet is the A8 still doesn't beat the A2's fantastic drag coefficient?
What about other comparisons (Prius, Insight, etc.)?
Toyota has full tunnel facilities, in some ways the fairest comparison would be A8 vs. LS430 in drag coefficent, they're cars in a similar market position and both developed by manufacturers with tunnel access.
You CAN NOT simulate airflow effectively on a computer.
No matter how much money you have.
No matter how many computers you have.
The software to accurately model airflow in these situations simply does not exist.
The Mark Webber CLK-GTR flight proved that to everyone.
And since Egg doesn't have the $$ needed for movable airfoils (a la McLaren and Lambo), it has to do what it can. Also, Audi has access to two of the best minitunnels in the world, while the Egg folks probably couldn't afford more than five or six hours total of model evolution windtunnel time.
The Zonda has even worse on drag coefficient.
My bet is the A8 still doesn't beat the A2's fantastic drag coefficient?
What about other comparisons (Prius, Insight, etc.)?
Toyota has full tunnel facilities, in some ways the fairest comparison would be A8 vs. LS430 in drag coefficent, they're cars in a similar market position and both developed by manufacturers with tunnel access.
You CAN NOT simulate airflow effectively on a computer.
No matter how much money you have.
No matter how many computers you have.
The software to accurately model airflow in these situations simply does not exist.
The Mark Webber CLK-GTR flight proved that to everyone.