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Old 02-06-2010, 12:01 AM   #15 (permalink)
RobertSmalls
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Not as useful as I expected

I made a pair of creepy images (attached), overlaying the Insight on the 2010 Prius. I scaled the two images to line up the ground and the apex of the roofs, though I should have rotated the Prius image slightly counterclockwise.

I was hoping the Prius' roof would extend much farther than the Insight's, giving us an idea of how much curvature is acceptable. But as it turns out, the Prius' roof is just as long and very slightly less steep.

I'll buy some yarn tomorrow and see if the Insight's rear glass has a problem or not. I sure hope not, because I'm planning to leave the hatch glass in place and go steeper from there.

Also, while we've got Photoshop warmed up, does anyone want to try to line up the streamlining template (or a Prius roofline) with the top view of the Insight?
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