BODY STRUCTURE


  1. CONSTRUCTION


    1. Aerodynamic Parts


      1. Aerodynamic parts are provided on various parts of the vehicle and the Cd level* is reduced to achieve improved fuel efficiency.

        Tech Tips

        *: The Cd level refers to the air resistance coefficient. Cd stands for Constant drag. The lower the level is, the lesser the air resistance is. This improves fuel efficiency.


        • A front wheel opening extension pad No. 1 (*1 in illustration) and rear wheel opening extension pad No. 1 (*2 in illustration) are provided to restrain the air volume that contacts the rotating tire. As a result, disturbances due to air turbulence from the rotation of the front tire interfering with the air flow around it are suppressed and the air flow is adjusted to ensure a higher dimension of straightline stability when driving at high speeds while reducing air resistance.

          Figure 1. Spats (The illustration shows an example)

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          *1 Front Wheel Opening Extension Pad No. 1 *2 Rear Wheel Opening Extension Pad No. 1

        • An aerodynamics bead is provided in the front fender splash shield sub-assembly (*1 in illustration). As a result, airflow in the wheel housing is introduced to smoothly flow parallel to the tires to make it flow in the wheel housing smoothly, thus ensuring superior maneuver stability.

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          *1 Front Fender Splash Shield Sub-assembly *2 Front Tire
          *a A - A Cross Section *b Aerodynamics Bead
          *c Air Flow from Front of Vehicle *d Air Flow from Inside of Vehicle

        • The outer rear view mirror assembly uses an aero stabilizing fin to adjust airflow and ensure superior driving stability.

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          *1 Outer Rear View Mirror Assembly - -
          *a Aero Stabilizing Fin - -

        • An aero stabilizing fin is provided on the rear combination light assembly and a type of aerodynamic technology known a vortex generator is used for the fin. Small vortexes are purposely generated in airflow to push the vehicle from the left and right sides, thus achieving excellent operation stability.

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          *1 Rear Combination Light Assembly - -
          *a Aero Stabilizing Fin - -