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MetroMPG · 03-17-2008, 10:48 PM

I think the second image looks more like one of those "keep the rear window clear" devices, rather than a drag reduction device.

Anything that sticks up higher than the trailing edge of the roof would be dubious as a drag reducer.

03-17-2008, 10:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
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