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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    09/18/09

    In reply to The 2010 Brabus E V12 Shows Off Its Speed Spads
    Are you sure you didn't mean to spell that "spats?" Or "skirts?"
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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    09/18/09

    In reply to The 2010 Brabus E V12 Shows Off Its Speed Spads
    I like fender skirts, but not when they stick out like that.
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    Edited by Flathead Smith at 09/18/09 1:34 AM Flathead Smith was starred Flathead Smith was unstarred
    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    09/18/09


    Fender skirts properly done.
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    Image of bdon bdon
    09/17/09

    In reply to The 2010 Brabus E V12 Shows Off Its Speed Spads
    uhmm. I must be challenged. how does the spinning wheel, you know, the wheel moving the car down the road, its uhhm Round. how is this an aerodynamic drag again? May as well use jets ground engine covers in flight for planes to do the same effect. maybe save some fuel that way...how hot do the unnecessary brembos get now...
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    Elhigh promoted this comment bdon was starred bdon was unstarred
    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    09/18/09

    @bdon: I know you wrote this yesterday and I really hope you come back and look at it.

    First, the Magnus effect: a moving surface will have a layer of air adhere to it, so a mass of air moves along with it. This effectively makes the tire seem much bigger in the face of the air moving past it - and it's adhered layer. The fender skirts experience this same effect but to a lesser degree - smooth steel is slipperier, aerodynamically speaking, than a tire sidewall. And even so, the entire skirt is moving at the same velocity as the rest of the car body, while the different parts of the tire are, compared to the air, at rest (at the bottom) all the way to 2x car speed at the top of the tire. This induces a lot more drag. Then of course there's the wheelwell gap all the way around the tire, which induces a lot of turbulence. Turbulence is a lot of drag - anywhere you're generating turbulence, you're burning fuel and wasting power to do nothing more than stir the air.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    09/17/09

    In reply to The 2010 Brabus E V12 Shows Off Its Speed Spads
    Does it fly?
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    Image of oldgraygeek oldgraygeek
    09/17/09

    In reply to The 2010 Brabus E V12 Shows Off Its Speed Spads
    The faster cars get, the more they resemble my old Saab 96 V4.
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    FP: Your Volvo is awesome! Anyway promoted this comment oldgraygeek was starred oldgraygeek was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    09/17/09

    In reply to The 2010 Brabus E V12 Shows Off Its Speed Spads
    Great lead-in, Wes! I even read that out loud to my spousal unit-- concisely captures the essence of this situation! What are you guys drinking over there? Yeah, I know, "beer," but what kind?
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    Image of eggwich del fiero eggwich del fiero
    09/17/09

    In reply to The 2010 Brabus E V12 Shows Off Its Speed Spads
    If that's what it takes to hit 230 MPH, no thanks. I don't even want my schittz to look this bad.

    And people say Mustang tuners are garish...
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    09/17/09

    In reply to The 2010 Brabus E V12 Shows Off Its Speed Spads
    As Cadillac today emulates BMW's sport-luxury heritage, so too does this Mercedes-Benz borrow Cadillac's hideous rear fender skirts.
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    Edited by MushyHeirloom at 09/17/09 7:16 PM MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    09/17/09

    In reply to The 2010 Brabus E V12 Shows Off Its Speed Spads
    I just have one technical question:

    How much speed can a speed spad add if a speed spad can add speed?
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    09/17/09

    In reply to The 2010 Brabus E V12 Shows Off Its Speed Spads
    More like speed scabs. For greatest effect, they now need to drill speed holes in the speed spads.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    09/17/09

    In reply to The 2010 Brabus E V12 Shows Off Its Speed Spads
    The carbon-fibre finish puts it over-the-top...

    /sarcasm
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    that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
    Image of discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice
    09/17/09

    In reply to The 2010 Brabus E V12 Shows Off Its Speed Spads
    I thought these were called "fender skirts." Also, that thing is ugly.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    09/17/09

    In reply to The 2010 Brabus E V12 Shows Off Its Speed Spads
    Can you also get this with a vinyl top, coach lamps, pillow top seats and "Brougham" badging?"
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    Image of Bentoboxx, My Tank is full of it Bentoboxx, My Tank is full of it
    09/17/09

    In reply to The 2010 Brabus E V12 Shows Off Its Speed Spads
    Ohhhh! Jalopnik showing off some naughty upskirt pics! The Fleshbot gang will not be happy you stole their gig!
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    Image of Jasper Mullarney Jasper Mullarney
    09/17/09

    In reply to The 2010 Brabus E V12 Shows Off Its Speed Spads

    Introducing the Brabus 800CV
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    Deartháir II: The Return promoted this comment Jasper Mullarney was starred Jasper Mullarney was unstarred
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