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From the Chalmers University site:
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According the the following article, the rear view mirrors contribute 3% to 6% of the total vehicle drag.
http://www.tfd.chalmers.se/~lelo/rvad/reports/rva2002_gr11_contribution-to-drag.pdf
The following article also has a lot of basic information about drag reduction in cars.
http://www.tfd.chalmers.se/~lelo/rvad/reports/rva2002_gr10_drag-reducing.pdf
EDIT:
.03-.06, is 3-6% of total drag.
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