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The Most Aerodynamic VW vehicle EVER.

A prototype, which manage to get a cx of 0.15 -- that is incredible.

"The most aerodynamic car ever to wear a Volkswagen emblem on its nose isn't the newest Golf GTI or an ID-badged electric model. It's a forward-thinking prototype named Aerodynamic Research Volkswagen (ARVW) developed and built in 1980 in response to the oil shortages that rocked the global economy in the 1970s.

Volkswagen initiated the project because it wanted to learn more about aerodynamics and fuel efficiency. Starting with a blank slate, its engineers designed an aluminum frame and topped it with a body made from fiberglass and carbon in order to keep weight in check. The single-seater stretched 196 inches long, 43.3 inches wide, and 33 inches tall, dimensions that created a silhouette much closer to a race car's than to a Passat's.

Making the ARVW as sleek as possible required mounting the headlights behind Plexiglas covers. There were no mirrors — they would have created drag — but a pair of winglets sticking out from the front end and two big fins out back were added to keep the prototype steady and on four wheels at triple-digit speeds. Its low, elongated body boasted a drag coefficient of 0.15. To add context, the Porsche Taycan Turbo's drag coefficient checks in at 0.22."

Source : finance.yahoo.com/news/volkswa

Full Image Gallery : autoblog.com/photos/1980-volks

A public service announcement...

For anyone who is not into Cats (which I am), please pardon my posting all the cute Feline pictures, but it's , after all.

And a lot of us here in Fediverse like them.

Being concientious of others, if anyone DOES NOT want to see these, please look at my post below, which tells you how to quickly zapp all of them off your Feeds.

qoto.org/@design_RG/1040086342

Enable the CAT Filter if you like. 😺

Have a good weekend. Thanks for being here.

What should we call this, a VW Beetle classic with a modern Subaru, 4 cylinder horizontal, "Boxer" engine?

Das SubaWagen? 😜

A Dutch company makes conversion plates that allow fitting the newer and much more modern Subaru engines (various models supported) *without* ANY cutting into the VW chassis.

Very cool and elegant solution. New engines are liquid cooled, so there is some added plumbing to allow cooling apparatus

Bing Translated Dutch webpage for Delta :

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Original, Dutch -- delta-rv.com/Pasplaten.htm

...But, what's this hashtag anyways?

We had a discussion and development topic, for this, an idea that came from a local user suggestion, and is now part of our features here.

See Discourse Forum -- discourse.qoto.org/t/special-h

...or ask questions here if needed...

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…and a reminder that the hashtag is alive and running at Qoto’s Mastodon instance, and now even has a special place in the screen menus.

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See the Hashtag as a Timeline here : qoto.org/web/timelines/tag/QOT

Another beauty. Meet Molly.

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RT @MollyTheMadCat1
A cats work is never done round here. Busy morning bringing mum back my “trophy”. I sense a lack of gratitude in this house 🖤😼
twitter.com/MollyTheMadCat1/st

Lovely garden, Molly! and the weather looks great too.

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RT @MollyMoggy26
For a we are all up early and outside 😸😸😸. Mum muttered something about cats waking her up all the time but I have no idea what she is talking about 😹😹😹. Enjoy your day all but be safe 💕🐾💕🐾
twitter.com/MollyMoggy26/statu

The More, the Better, as they say.

, and , yeah.

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RT @3JazzCats
Hello Bubbles, Blossom, Buttercup and Buddy. We see you back there Griz. Glad to see you all so comfy, but where do your humans sit?
twitter.com/3JazzCats/status/1

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