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Old 09-13-2009, 10:34 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Phil has been toying with the idea of getting a windshield like that, but I forget what he was going to use it on.



The Mercedes C-111 (0.178 drag coefficient) had a windshield similar to that, but there are plenty of examples of vehicles with low Cd's that have conventional glass. EV1, the PNGV concept vehicles, Mercedes Boxfish car...
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