Clarity Wind Noise

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Do me a favor, the next time some of you are going 65+ mph, roll down both rear windows half way while keeping the front windows up.

I was really surprised at the noise level. I am curious if this is common.
 
Most highly aerodynamic cars have really annoying noises if you open windows while driving. Pulse shock is common if you don't open opposing windows, etc. I haven't tried the Clarity specifically at speed, but the Volt was terrible. I usually rolled down all the windows to compensate, but would put windows up at higher speeds.
 
It literally sounds like a helicopter. I thought for sure that I had a flat tire. And it is totally silent with the windows up.
 
Yes, I've noticed this in all of my recent cars. You have to at least crack a front window to not get the pulsating wind sound.
 
You will get air oscillations like that if the airflow gets trapped inside. You have to have a means of the air going in and then out. So usually crack a front window along with the rear being open. This happens in most vehicles I've been in, and I believe it's a standing wave.
 
When my window was broken out due to theft I had this happen and of course it was cool out and I had to go fast. I found cranking the fan on high (Temp LO and AC off) offset it enough to go 65 with the bag covering my window without flapping. It was horrible before I found that above 40mph.
 
I got that same pulsing pressure wave in my old 2008 CRV when I rolled down the rear windows only. So it’s normal and not due to any aerodynamic shaping of our Claritys.
 
JulianClarity said:
Just close the windows on highways
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It's not a big deal. It just sounded like a helicopter and had unusual vibration.
The fact that it took me 4 months to notice it shows how often I have the windows down.
For some reason, I was letting a friend smoke a cigarette so I had the rear windows down in the cold to air out the smoke.
My last 4 windowed car actually had a little device in it that you could push and it would get red hot for people to light cigarettes:)

My 25 year old neace was fascinated by this. Our 20 year difference often seems like a lot.
 
Geor99 said:
It's not a big deal. It just sounded like a helicopter and had unusual vibration.
The fact that it took me 4 months to notice it shows how often I have the windows down.
For some reason, I was letting a friend smoke a cigarette so I had the rear windows down in the cold to air out the smoke.
My last 4 windowed car actually had a little device in it that you could push and it would get red hot for people to light cigarettes:)

My 25 year old neace was fascinated by this. Our 20 year difference often seems like a lot.
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But isn't fuel economy the only thing we care once we drive a clarity? I drive 2 miles under the speed of being ticketed in any other cars, but like an old grandpa in this. Anyone forces me to open a window on a higjway will be kicked out, :)
All Japanese cars have cigarette lighters.



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JulianClarity said:
But isn't fuel economy the only thing we care once we drive a clarity? I drive 2 miles under the speed of being ticketed in any other cars, but like an old grandpa in this. Anyone forces me to open a window on a higjway will be kicked out, :)
All Japanese cars have cigarette lighters.



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Clarity = Honda = Japanese? This car has no cigarette lighter. Just 12V ports that you could put a lighter in if you got one separately.
 
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