Rick73 Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 On 10/30/2024 at 4:11 PM, AM222 said: Kia's boxy 3-row EV9 has a 0.28 coefficient of drag, about the same as a Mach E. ICEV or BEV, there's a lot of room to design stuff between something as boxy as an EV9 and as curvy as a Mach E. PS: The Kia EV9 is roughly the same size as an Explorer. Additional note on Kia EV9 having low coefficient of drag for a spacious boxy SUV, Lucid will be introducing a 3-row 7-passenger SUV with an even lower Cd of 0.24; which when combined with lower height (reduced frontal area) and larger battery (speculated around 20% larger than EV9 but we should know in a few days), leads to a much longer driving range. The Kia with AWD is rated +/- 280 miles while Lucid is targeting up to 440 miles. Even if they only reach 400 miles of range that would be pretty good for an SUV with claimed room for 7 adults. Price is definitely not what I see as in “affordable” class, but with available range, clever folding third row and high performance, it may attract some luxury buyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 (edited) With all the conversations about vehicle aerodynamics, etc. here's an early example! Edited November 5 by ice-capades Revised 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeluxeStang Posted November 5 Author Share Posted November 5 2 hours ago, ice-capades said: With all the conversations about vehicle aerodynamics, etc. here's an early example! Ah, that's the Shelby mustang. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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