Old Advertisements Bragging About Drag Coefficients

"Matt Brown" (superfastmatt) 11/01/2019 at 15:25 • Filed to: None

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I always thought of the drag coefficient bragging as a recent, EV thing, but a quick google image search finds some interesting old adverts for cars that have drag coefficient numbers.

The Grand Prix wins it at 0.29, though Nissan and VW get consolation prizes for actually using the leading zero like everyone is supposed to.

Spanfeller is a twat > Matt Brown 11/01/2019 at 15:28

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I think those ads were funny until the VR6 developed cooling issues. 

vicali > Matt Brown 11/01/2019 at 15:35

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XT matches 0.29;

So does SVX;

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > vicali 11/01/2019 at 15:38

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Thank you, I was just goin g to post that. The drag coefficient of the XT was probably the only thing allowing it to go >100 mph with a 97 hp 4-cy engine. 

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Matt Brown 11/01/2019 at 15:39

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More like  BRAG Coefficients amirite

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Matt Brown 11/01/2019 at 15:40

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The W124 Benz also had a 0.29.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Matt Brown 11/01/2019 at 15:43

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my cousin had a Camaro, 25th anniversary edition. It was so damn slow I think my 95 explorer could at least keep up with it if not outrun it

vicali > Spanfeller is a twat 11/01/2019 at 15:44

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Corrado; Twice as reliable as the Passat..

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Matt Brown 11/01/2019 at 15:44

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Those cars are from an era when aerodynamics f inally started becoming imp ortant in the wake of the fuel crisis. It was almost an aero arms race.

Berang > Matt Brown 11/01/2019 at 15:45

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Not bad for 1969.

The older SAAB 93 had a 0.32 CD, but they raised the roof height on the 96 to get more headroom and it spoiled things a bit.

Spanfeller is a twat > vicali 11/01/2019 at 15:47

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Is that really a bragging point?

ranwhenparked > Berang 11/01/2019 at 15:49

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The Citroen DS was 0.36 in 1955

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > vicali 11/01/2019 at 15:50

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The G in G60 stood for grenade

Sovande > Matt Brown 11/01/2019 at 15:52

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1998 Volvo V70: 0.31.

Matt Brown > OPPOsaurus WRX 11/01/2019 at 15:52

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I can’t find it but s omeone did a drag race between a base Prius and the most powerful Firebird of some early 80's year, and the Prius won. In part to aerodynamics, but also there were several years of really low power F- bodies.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Matt Brown 11/01/2019 at 15:57

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I never got more than 30 MPG out of my Nissan Pulsar on the highway.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Matt Brown 11/01/2019 at 16:05

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0.29 is still pretty low.

vicali > Spanfeller is a twat 11/01/2019 at 16:20

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“Looks good parked*.”

*broken.

vicali > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 11/01/2019 at 16:21

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But when your Corrado won’t run you can still watch the spoiler go up and down..

ranwhenparked > Matt Brown 11/01/2019 at 16:22

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Hell, you could get the Camaro and Firebird with the Iron Duke for awhile. That's not beating much in a drag race besides maybe a Trabant. 

Sovande > OPPOsaurus WRX 11/01/2019 at 16:32

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That 305 with 170h p and 225lbft. Not exactly a speed demon.

Berang > ranwhenparked 11/01/2019 at 19:54

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I wonder if it was though? I know they redesigned the front end in 1962 because the original nose turned out to be less aerodynamic than they had expected. (it probably performed fine as a model in a wind tunnel, but full size it didn’t live up to what they were expecting) And the third front end redesign (with the faired in headlights) dropped the CD to 0.31.