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vehicle weighs just 1,048 lb., even
though it is 183.-in. long, about
the length of a typical midsize
sedan.
But it's a race car. And race cars
generally have confgurations
and technologies that are track-
specifc, or at least not the sorts of
things that are readily adaptable
to production vehicles.
But according to Don Panoz, chair-
man of DeltaWing Technologies,
"Many of the aerodynamic,
lightweight and handling benefts
of the race car can translate to
the street. We are competing at
the highest levels of road racing
with half the weight, half the
and broader in the back, thereby
providing better aerodynamics.
Seventy-fve percent of the
aerodynamic downforce acts on
the rear of the car; the lift-to-
drag ratio is >4.0. The composite-
intensive (tub and body panels)
p The conceptual design of a DeltaWing
road car. It would ft a family of four,
and it is estimated to get as much as 70
mpg with a combustion engine thanks
to the fact that it would be light and
aerodynamic. Don Panoz, chairman of
DeltaWing Technologies, said, "Design,
technology, efcient use of lightweight
materials, lower horsepower and lower
fuel consumption is a winning formula. I
believe this is the future of motorsports,
and key to meeting the next decade's
fuel economy and emissions standards."
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