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> -Lower drag coefficient than a bugatti veyron This isn't anywhere near as impressive as one might think: a Veyron has a pretty bad drag coefficient because o
by gsnedders 9y ago
> -Lower drag coefficient than a bugatti veyron
This isn't anywhere near as impressive as one might think: a Veyron has a pretty bad drag coefficient because of the amount of cooling intakes it has (turns out cooling an engine producing over 1000PS takes a lot of air).
- jabretti 9y agoYep, my car has a lower drag coefficient than a Veyron, and yours probably does too. A Chevy Tahoe has a lower drag coefficient than a Veyron. One of those super-boxy 80s Volvos has a lower drag coefficient than a Veyron. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile_drag_coefficient https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile_drag_coefficient
- _Codemonkeyism 9y agoThat is the reason they chose that comparison. a.) everyone thinks a Veyron must have a good coefficient b.) they know it's not that good. Basics of modern marketing (also "low fat high sugar", "low carb high fat", "organic sugar", ...)
- Yizahi 9y agoI'm pretty sure that Musk and most of the potential buyers are aware about this. But consider this - if Roadster has exact same road performance as Veyron (accel, max speed, cornering speed etc.) while being more streamlined that makes technically superior to Veyron. Imagine a concrete brick on wheels that has the same road performance as Veyron - its engine and aux controls should be insane and deserve an award on its own, but as a complete car it would less impressive as a Veyron despite being the same on the road.