Where does one find aerodynamic numbers for the 105 cars? I remember doing a drag coefficient calculation one my '71 GTV using information provided in Road & Track based on generic design components, like windshield size, front fender to hood shape, rear end shape, etc. I apparently never wrote the number I "calculated" down as I haven't seen it in any of my documentation in years. It came out in the .3X area and I remember it being lower than I was expecting it to be. But of course this was using my interpretations of the listed shapes and sizes and doing the calculations so it was a plausible number but not experimentally derived.
John Justus Alfa Romeo Enthusiast Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:01:34 -0800 From: Will Owen <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [alfa] GTV-6 Suspension questions On 11/12/10 1:21 PM, Ben Ament wrote: > Not to beat a dead horse, but I recall (yes, I am that old) reading > road tests of the time, both European and American, and all preferred > the Sedan/Berlina ride and handling over either the Spider or GTV. > This added to my memory of driving each of them backs up Will's take > on the subject. The more things change . . . I'm old enough to have read that and, obviously, forgotten it To add even more to the Berlinas' performance bonafides, they were actually more aerodynamically efficient than either the Spider or the GTV! Probably still are. This is not to say a Berlina would be faster around a track, of course. "Friendly" handling can become ponderous if you're tickling the limit, and while they weren't really that much heavier than the sporty models it was weight carried higher. You pick the performance you want and the range in which you want it, and for me that was everyday over-the-road driving. Still is. Will ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:08:05 -0500 From: Brian Shorey <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [alfa] GTV-6 Suspension questions I've got a '72 Berlina, '72 GTV, and a '72 Spider. I drove the GTV and Berlina today. IMO, the Berlina 'rides' nicer, the GTV handles better. Neither of them are harsh.. The sedans did have better aerodynamics, .34 IIRC. Bs -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
