Coefficient of drag has nothing to do with size | Know it All with Jason Cammisa | Ep. 12 - Hagerty Media
Drag coefficient describes a car’s shape — not its size. Think of it as a coupon code that reduces or increases a car’s effective frontal area, the measure of how big the air sees it.
A low Cd can make a huge difference in a vehicle’s overall aerodynamic drag. A Tesla Model X has 1.6 times the frontal area of a Lotus Elise SC, and yet its overall drag is lower. Meaning: to the air, the tiny Lotus is actually a bigger car.
Watch for more colorful, humorous insights on the definition of the coefficient of drag.
