Kyle, if the aerodynamics were done for aethetics then why do all hybrids, and most new vehicles have the basic shape, K-back or kammback design? Remember the Prius was the first mass produced Hybrid and the Honda that came out shortly thereafter looked almost identical. Supposedly its Cg is .26. Also the Honda Insight had a 1 Liter motor and could only get MPG into the high 60s.
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > The Prius is constrained by being a 4door sedan, plus it weighs tons more. > I'm also not convinced that the engineers were tasked with making the most > efficient vehicle, but rather a vehicle that seemed more fuel efficient > than the competition and stood out with unique styling so that their > drivers could appear to be part of *the solution* rather than *the > problem*. > > > -Kyle > > > On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 11:25 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> If a Prius can't get any where near 80 mpg then I doubt this will. I have >> to think Toyota has a wind tunnel and highly experienced engineers. >> >> Allen Thomas >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
