Aerodynamic tail makes Geo Metro even cooler

posted Dec 25th 2009 1:09pm by Mike Szczys
filed under: green hacks, transportation hacks

[MetroMPG], an environmentally friendly car enthusiast from Ontario, added a tail to his car to increase gas mileage. This 1998 Pontiac Firefly is a sibling of the cheap and popular Geo Metro. He had already done some work to cover a portion of the rear wheel wells to reduce drag. Using cardboard, duct tape, and an aluminum frame he extended the rear of the car by around six feet.
The results are pretty impressive. His extensive testing can be seen in the video after the break and reveals a Miles Per Gallon increase of 15.1% at 90 km/h to get to 64 MPG. The tail is removable but we’re thinking it’s a pain to keep relocating the tail lights from the original body to the removable one.
Now we’re wondering if someone is doing this to our Smurf-blue Metro that we sold to the junk man for $100 back in 2001. It ran great, if you weren’t caught in the cloud of blue smoke coming out the back.

[Thanks Darin]

Testing an aerodynamic boat tail - 15% better MPG - Geo Metro

Video Link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sQFtd-bTfw&feature=player_embedded#at=358

tagged: geo, metro, mpg, tail

Go there...
http://hackaday.com/2009/12/25/aerodynamic-tail-makes-geo-metro-even-cooler/

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Interesting... Reminds me of one of my favorite Cars of all time... the Chevrolet Corvette!:) I think I'd rather have one of them. A Red 67 Vette, will do just fine!;)