Today I read a review in the local newspaper about driving a Prius for the first time. This lady was just your average American who rented one of them to get really good mileage on a longer trip. The two main compaints that she had with the Prius were that she could not see the front of the car and didn't know where the front bumper was. She seemed to be able to get over that after driving it for a while. On the other hand she hated the fact that rear visability was terrible. She considered backing the Prius dangerous and she never got over disliking that rear visability issue.
So Chevy... Take note. Make the front bumper easy to find and let's have some good rear visability. It can be little things like this that eventually make or break the success of a new car.
So Chevy... Take note. Make the front bumper easy to find and let's have some good rear visability. It can be little things like this that eventually make or break the success of a new car.
I had a mental image of the Volt zipping down the road backwards. However we need a windscreen to see where we are going. I do not think we are ready to drive by video screen. I think that is what they were trying to do with the high beltline of the prototype. I thought it looked a bit like the Chrysler 300, only with a longer hood. Back in the 30’s the Chrysler Airflow had the best coefficient of drag (I think). It had a long hood with the sloping grill. I preferred the V-shaped grills myself though I do not know how aerodynamic they were. They probably just forced the air into the fenders creating even more turbulence. I am intrigued with the aerodynamics of the Formula 1 cars. All sorts of interestingly odd aerodynamic protuberances. They must do something, otherwise they would not be there.
