bluemotion

[danny_boy]

I was thinking just now if volkswagen made such an effort to make the polo more aerodynamic which includes lowering the suspension, what would happen to the mpg if you absolutley slammed it?
would it make it more aerodynamic or would it just upset all vw's good work and make it worse?

ive always thought those would look pretty cool slammed with a set of wheels on as ive never seen it done before.

cheers Dan

[Jeff GTi]

what makes you think the blue motion is lowered

its the same as standard but has deeper valances and skirts

lowering will have no effect on mpg

[danny_boy]

this is some information ive just taken from wikipedia....

Aerodynamics
On the Polo, Golf and Passat, VW have lowered the suspension, redesigned the spoilers and performed additional enhancements underneath each car so the air is channelled better giving less resistance to the air stream which produces better fuel consumption

so obviously it must have some effect

[LeMeph]

ye i imagine it has some but not a massive effect. Apparently having your windows open decreases your mpg too!

[whitegtipolo]

buy one for the cheap road tax and slap the 1.8t in it ! might consider that itll pay for its self LOL

[kc]

i remember reading something in PVW a few montsh ago, and it basically said, the lower the car, the better the air flow is under the car (less) thus giving it less wind resistance!

so boys and girls...

GET SLAMMED!!!!

[danny_boy]

wow so the already amazing mpg you get from the bluemotion could be increased by lowering! along with free road tax you cant go wrong

[more-bhp]

Remap it and make it faster aswell... hehehe

[danny_boy]

yea but that would kind of ruin the point of having an ultra economical car dont you think

[more-bhp]

you think we cant map the bluemotion for more bhp and more economy ?

so you get an ultra economical car with free road tax ... and still some kind of performance...and fun

[kc]

^^^^^^ you missed out low... lol

so now its a very low, ultra economical car with free road tax ... and still some kind of performance...and fun car... haha

[more-bhp]

KC.. then its perfect..lol

[Tim_GTi]

The difference in MPG would be ultra small to no significant difference from the stock height to lower.

Yeh windows down decrease MPG figures by something like 5%?

[whitegtipolo]

As long as you replace the bluemotion alloys as they are gash !

[ihpj]

I have debated acquiring a BM Polo (for example) and then having it remapp'd to offer better performance and replacing those hideous standard alloys for something much nicer Although I will no doubt be pushing it over the barrier on emissions, type approval will remain because it has been tested and approved and given type approval by the Govt. testing agency. I am tempted to buy one of these and then tweak it to my liking, while all the time getting the benefits of 'free RFL' - the only thing that turns me off is the lack of A/C - would have to be a BM2 though.