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Old 12-05-2009, 06:41 PM   #12 (permalink)
Bicycle Bob
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The Sprint gives a nice advantage in frontal area compared to most, as well as in weight. I think you could clean it up on the front and bottom enough to raise the cruise speed 10% It is too bad that you really want the 2-door to blend into an extended tail, but I think that VW did test a basic bullet shape at .2 cd with a full flat back.
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