salsaguy Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 snig, i agree a slightly larger cmax getting good mpg and a better battery placement to not kill the cargo trunk area would be ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salsaguy Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 (edited) I think the original Honda Insight hybrid car shows this tapering rear hatch design the best. sure is ugly but i guess it works. Edited June 19, 2013 by salsaguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recumpence Posted June 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 The tapering hatch that is truncated is called a Kammback. This is an ideal body design if you cannot taper down fully (like the Aptera). The first generation Insight took this to the extreme by narrowing the rear track to allow a further tapering that would be possible with a full width rear end. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salsaguy Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 mtb, did your gas pods arrive yet? keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemyax Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Way back in history I had a 1983 Ford Escort which got around 32 mpg on the highway. The boys and I needed more room for camping gear, so I rigged together a modified teardrop shaped motorcycle trailer to pull behind it. On the trip that summer I ran at 35 - 38 mpg. I've only filled the CMax once and I'm toying with the idea of a trailing teardrop aerodynamic prosthesis for highway driving. Crazy, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus-A-CMax Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Way back in history I had a 1983 Ford Escort which got around 32 mpg on the highway. The boys and I needed more room for camping gear, so I rigged together a modified teardrop shaped motorcycle trailer to pull behind it. On the trip that summer I ran at 35 - 38 mpg. I've only filled the CMax once and I'm toying with the idea of a trailing teardrop aerodynamic prosthesis for highway driving. Crazy, huh? :needphotos: Please do .... :hat_tip: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemyax Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Um ... that was just over twenty-five years ago. I didn't really look ahead thinking I'd be telling about it on a forum. I don't think there are any pictures. If I ever run across the old shoebox of prints, I'll dig through it! :sadface: Jus-A-CMax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb9153 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 (edited) Good thoughts about this aerodynamics stuff. Makes me want to jump right in with my designing an undercarriage panel to fill that hole under the cargo area and route it out the back under the rear bumper. Create a rear air diffuser like so many of the Euro race cars. I will offer my unused black GasPods which mount using a super sticky adhesive. Now that I've found the ideal position for my magnetic painted GasPods I'm not using them. First person to contact me with an address, I will ship them off. Make this a play-it-forward sort of deal. Try them and see if they work for you, then after you order some magnetic pods ship the black ones either back to me or off to someone else who wants to try them. Edited September 9, 2013 by mtb9153 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAZ Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Way back in history I had a 1983 Ford Escort which got around 32 mpg on the highway. The boys and I needed more room for camping gear, so I rigged together a modified teardrop shaped motorcycle trailer to pull behind it. On the trip that summer I ran at 35 - 38 mpg. I've only filled the CMax once and I'm toying with the idea of a trailing teardrop aerodynamic prosthesis for highway driving. Crazy, huh? Not if it works... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Good thoughts about this aerodynamics stuff. Makes me want to jump right in with my designing an undercarriage panel to fill that hole under the cargo area and route it out the back under the rear bumper. Create a rear air diffuser like so many of the Euro race cars. I will offer my unused black GasPods which mount using a super sticky adhesive. Now that I've found the ideal position for my magnetic painted GasPods I'm not using them. First person to contact me with an address, I will ship them off. Make this a play-it-forward sort of deal. Try them and see if they work for you, then after you order some magnetic pods ship the black ones either back to me or off to someone else who wants to try them.I'm curious about your GAS Pods whether you saw any improvement in MPG's ? I would be interested trying them out. I have been using my Grill Covers for about 8 months with about 2mpg improvement on HWY speeds (50+) i just put on carpet protector tape over my Fog Lights and thinking putting over my wheels too.Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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