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Old 03-25-2009, 07:07 PM   #147 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
They introduce their aerodynamic designer, but I see very scant evidence that they did anything to improve very much? I wonder how fancy suspension helps towards their goals?
There was this hint:

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Look for some slick aerodynamic tweaks - designed with help from UCLA aerodynamics professor John McNulty - that will include vortex generators and a flat undertray.
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