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Arvw Of 1981 From Chicago Auto Show

#1 adhityaen

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Posted 07 February 2010 - 07:02 AM

Another wonder machine from VW which made history and world records, the famous "Silver Cigar".

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Volkswagen's ARVW (Aerodynamic Research Volkswagen) was nicked-named the "Silver Cigar," and it set world records, and seven class records for diesel vehicles. The fastest lap was completed at a speed of 362.07 km/h. It was created to evaluate the effects of aerodynamics on fuel consumption at high speeds.

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#2 iwiz

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Posted 08 February 2010 - 02:10 AM

For our members, a full view of the ARVW which was tagged as the fastest diesel car in the 1980's.

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The ARVW (Aerodynamic Research Volkswagen) concept car has been built by Volkswagen in the late 1970s specially as an object of aerodynamic research of the Volkswagen company to trace correlation between a vehicle body shape and fuel consumption at a high speed. A tuned six-cylinder turbodiesel engine and standard gearbox were used while the body was made from aluminium and composite materials. In 1980 it was the fastest diesel car in the world, reaching the top speed at 362.07 km/h.

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This post has been edited by iwiz: 08 February 2010 - 02:14 AM