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Originally Posted by donee
The Prius has a higher CD, because of the upright seating orientation.
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This may affect projected area. Cd is more or less independent of vehicle size.
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I am not an expert on the terminology, and what constitutes a Laminar Flow vehicle, but would not Bajoos Aerocivic be Laminar Flow ?
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See this thread for definitions/discussion of different types of boundary layer flow:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ence-1132.html
Basjoos' car wouldn't have a significant amount of laminar flow. Among road vehicles, only perfectly smooth, ideally shaped vehicles (eg. solar cars, velomobiles) have any hope of retaining laminar flow aft of the leading surfaces.