aerodynamics

[Wendell_Gurley@notes.toyota.com]

Wendell Gurley
04/16/97 08:24 AM

Yeah, the aerodynamics on the 4000's is very poor.  Unlike the 5000, which
set the world on its ear when it came out with the lowest cd of any
production car, the 4000 is a brick.  My 87 4000Q's cd is .42, comared to
the .31 for the standard 80 that followed.  A few luxury cars have .29 now.
That downforce you feel is the wall of air building up around your car.
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Any thoughts on the Aerodynamics of the various 4000 body types.  It
seems my 84 coupe really started to be sucked to the road at around 80
mph while my 86 4kq displays only moderate down force.