Basjoos Tells All About His "95 MPG" Aerocivic

Submitted by David Herron on January 31, 2008 - 9:52pm

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Basjoos' real name is Mike Turner and he's a 52-year-old electronics technician from North Carolina. He built on his own a modified Honda Civic CX which gets 90 miles per gallon. He built the modifications without any background in vehicle or aeronautical design, just by eyeballing ideas. The cost has been very low.

The technique was to use cloroplast to prototype additions to the body which improves aerodynamic flow of different parts of the vehicle. Then as each part was proved he replaced it with an aluminum equivalent.

Aerodynamic drag improved considerably as has top speed and stability.

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