Overlay Clarity and VW Mission Efficiency

[Steven B]

Can someone with sufficient time on their hands overlay the Clarity side profile on the VW profile? I see several similarities besides wheelpants.

https://www.motor1.com/news/808114/vw-mission-efficiency-concept-specs-photos/

 

[insightman]

Can someone with sufficient time on their hands overlay the Clarity side profile on the VW profile? I see several similarities besides wheelpants.

https://www.motor1.com/news/808114/vw-mission-efficiency-concept-specs-photos/

I had some time, but not much skill. It would be easier with a good side-view of the Mission Efficiency, which appears to be a very long vehicle. Either that, or it's a lot lower than the Clarity.

 

[Steven B]

Here's a direct link to side view image from article:

https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/pbJVBW/s3/vw-mission-efficiency-2026.webp

 

[brianc35]

The Volkswagen Mission Efficiency

Dimensions

• Length: 4,775 mm (188.0 in)
• Width: 1,744 mm (68.7 in) without exterior mirrors
• Height: 1,392 mm (54.8 in)
• Wheelbase: 2,700 mm (106.3 in)
• Frontal Area: 2.08 m²

The Honda Clarity

Dimensions

• Length: 192.7 in (4,895 mm)
• Width: 73.9 in (1,877 mm) (without mirrors)
• Height: 58.2 in (1,478 mm)
• Wheelbase: 108.3 in (2,750 mm)

Roughly, the clarity has a 2" longer wheelbase, is 4 inches taller, is 5 inches wider and 5 inches longer overall.

 

[insightman]

Here's a direct link to side view image from article:

https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/pbJVBW/s3/vw-mission-efficiency-2026.webp

Thank you (and @brianc35), that made things much easier. At 4,895 mm (192.7 inches), the Clarity PHEV is longer than VW's published 4,775 mm (188 inches) for the Mission Efficiency. The Clarity is about 3 inches taller, so I've posed the Clarity behind the Mission Efficiency:

 

[brianc35]

The width is the magic potion here. 5 inches thinner really means less wind cutting by a lot.