? about Cerb roofline

[goo-goo-gjoob]

Why does the Cerbs' roof have a small gap where it meets with the top of the boot lid?


added pic from sleepy-fish



>>> Edited by goo-goo-gjoob on Sunday 29th August 22:02

[Byff]

I dunno.

Probably to make life easier when getting the boot lid to fit and shut in production.

[tvrjohn]

Must admit i pondered this one before
looks like a design slipup to me,
boot could of been reduced and given a more flowing roof line

[swindorski46]

Byff said:

Probably to make life easier when getting the boot lid to fit and shut in production.

Exactly that as I understand it. The same as the "slash" at the leading edge of the doors and to a degree (although there is an obvious other reason) the vents at the top of the bonnet.

The fewer shutlines there are to get exact the easier it is to fit the panels. If you can pass that off as a design feature, all the better.

Fantastic really, gives the cars style AND keeps costs down. Very clever.

[SXS]

Air flow... pretty sure it diffuses the air that hits at an angle causing flux in the air flow....
diffuses the air before the bootlip adds a little downforce... (well, up to a certain speed, I havent taken off yet, anyone else??)

[WilliamBall]

Its the air outlet from the cabin. There's a horizontal vent in the area beneath the rear screen. All that air that comes in the front through the vents has to go somewhere! All cars have exit vents, but they are mostly hidden away - typically the outlet is behind the rear bumper, but of course Cerbs don't have bumpers with airgaps. If you ever see a 'proper' car without its bumper you'll probably notice some rectangular openings, often with plastic/rubber flaps.

If you want to proove this, squirt a hose at the top of a Cerbera boot and watch the cabin fill with water

WB

[SXS]

and the carbon strip holds the window down.....

so cabin pressurization....
aerodynamics
designed that way to allow the boot to open...

there you go, 3 reasons for ya....

most styling decisions dont make sense when it comes to tiv, you'd be forgiven for thinking there functional reasons behind things, but you never know...

until someone finishes the Hayes manual on one of them....

[kojak69]

Byff said:

I dunno. Probably to make life easier when getting the boot lid to fit and shut in production.

You maybe right Byff. I heard that, the reason why theres the curved gap on the front of the doors where the hinges are, is so that the doors dont have to be 'lined' up as much. In other words, you dont notice if its out of line as much. May be the same reason for the gap on the boot.