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Originally Posted by Cd
In other words, what I am asking is this : The Fit has a sloped front end that has an attractive look to it.
The Yaris, Prius, Civic etc, , have front ends that are bulbous.
Why ? Is there a design reason behind it ?
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I would presume that the car reflects as close as possible,what the stylist rendered,what the manufacturing engineer said was possible to build,any compromises the wind tunnel guys could beg,and finally,a committee which made the final decision for production approval.
All the noses operate in a positive pressure regime and can enjoy a wide variety of creative license and still maintain attached flow.
That cannot be said for downstream of the max. cross-sectional area location.