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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Side winds and aerodynamics

Image sources: Cautionary SignsOther Diamond Road SignsWarning sign
Skoda Fabia being a tall vehicle don't like side winds. You will feel that when wind speed is about 20 km/h and above. It's not a big thing, but you should be warned about that. Keep your arms on a steering wheel and if it's too tough just lower your speed.

Writing that, I found some aerodynamics articles.
Image source: The aerodynamics of the BMW M3 Coupé.
Automobile drag coefficient is a metric in automotive desing, lower values are better for fuel efficiency. For Skoda Fabia it is 0.31 (don't remember where I saw that) - within average modern automobile bounds - 0.30 and 0.35.
Image source: Drag coefficient
See also
AERODYNAMICS
Gone with the Wind (RUS)
Fuel efficiency
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