Thread: Project: Geo Metro boat tail prototype - 15% MPG improvement @ 90 kph / 56 mph
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Old 12-27-2009, 11:59 PM   #359 (permalink)
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The mythbusters have shown you can dimple the car like a golf ball for about a 12% increase in your MPG without going having to to resort to useless empty extensions of the front or rear of the vehicle. Granted, a dimpled car is not for everyone. But it does not require restriping every parking lot to accomodate 6ft aerodynamic extensions either.

Posted at 2:45 pm on Dec 25th, 2009 by BuzKill

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