TLDW?
Tesla has a drag coefficient of 0.33 and the test has 0.344. Disclaimer, the test didn’t use the aero wheels, they used the regular rims which is why it may be higher than the Tesla claims.
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Still pretty good for tomb raider graphics.
People on the internet like to act like there was no actual design/engineering that went into the vehicle.
Well no need to out us all in the same pit. I knew this since it was announced and I saw teslas aerodynamic simulation. I was impressed back then, but seeing it so many years later is still fun
Why wouldn’t they have used the aero wheels?
Good question…. That was one of, if not the highest drag portions
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Because if they’re like the rest of us losers, they haven’t gotten them yet :-/
I'd assume the A2MAC1 files didn't include the wheel covers. (A2MAC1 was referenced in the video. It is a benchmarking company that years down vehicles and documents the shit out of every component. They then sell access to the A2MAC1 database to all the different OEMs and suppliers. I have access about 10 years ago, and back then it was mostly a bunch of pictures and weights with some material information. It sounds like these days they have full 3D scans of everything.)
Of course it’s engineered. However, most people’s concerns are with the design limitations.
If you look closely, the R1T and the R1S have a fairly pronounced “teardrop” shape as the rear is narrower than the front. This, plus the side panel design, aggressive Range aero caps and lack of sharp corners creates a very slippery vehicle. The CT on the other hand is really working against itself. What Tesla has accomplished is impressive in its own right, but had they designed this vehicle from the ground up to be extremely aerodynamic they probably should have started with a different design to work around some of the limitations.
The steel doesn’t allow for a different design.
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