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I remember reading (10 years ago?) about Mercedes using wheels in which the spokes were shaped like fan blades (wheels on the left and right sides were mirror images of each other). They were supposed to suck air out from under the car to reduce drag. But I always figured that the actual pumping would produce more resistance than the gains from having lower pressure under the car. Maybe it only works when the rest of the car has a particular shape?
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[Old] Piwoslaw's Peugeot 307sw modding thread
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