So, here in SW Ohio, we are currently getting 40-50 mph winds. On the way home from work, one gust seriously almost changed lanes for me! And that's on the G4. How do the hatchbacks do?
So, here in SW Ohio, we are currently getting 40-50 mph winds. On the way home from work, one gust seriously almost changed lanes for me! And that's on the G4. How do the hatchbacks do?
No better. Definitely not a wind friendly car, unless its a good tailwind
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 44.4 mpg (US) ... 18.9 km/L ... 5.3 L/100 km ... 53.3 mpg (Imp)
Weight is a factor, but it's more about being tall, skinny, top-heavy and softly sprung.
Tall and skinny catches wind like a sail. Top-heavy gives the wind more leverage. Softly sprung makes the car REALLY rock when a gust hits it.
Even just adding a rear swaybar will make the car feel a LOT more stable in the wind.
Simplify and add lightness.
The mirage is so light that one time in really high wind we were transporting a few birthday balloons and hit a pretty good bump and the car floated about 500' and came back down. Be careful out there my bros.
Eggman (11-28-2019)
My worst windy car story:
Chevy Astro Van driving across Missouri late at night in a heavy storm with a CONSTANT cross-wind. It wasn't so bad while the power steering was working. You just dialed in about 15 degrees of steering and pretty much held it there except for corrections between gusts. But, the van had a power steering leak. And applying that much steering constantly had it spewing fluid rapidly. So, after about a half-hour, suddenly the power steering would give up... and THEN the beast got VERY difficult to keep on the road!
Did I mention that we were towing a 12' long enclosed trailer that weighed about twice as much as the van?
Good times.
Simplify and add lightness.
I have no experience w/ winds as strong as that but I agree that a sway bar adds stability.
Perhaps, vortex generator would help too?
Airtabs at my HB
http://www.fuelly.com/forums/f9/my-e...abs-12068.html
AtomicPunk (11-28-2019)
Maybe a bigger spoiler would help too Attachment 16138 cause more spoiler is more better right?
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage SE wussie cvt edition. 1.2 automatic: 37.7 mpg (US) ... 16.0 km/L ... 6.2 L/100 km ... 45.3 mpg (Imp)
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