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Old 03-20-2010, 04:00 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by majestic View Post
anyone see this thing? looks like some sort vortex generators just upstream of the wipers? function or perhaps just style?

Also appears to be set in a flat dish at the back of the hood instead of a rising cowl. I've seen this on some other cars although to a lesser extent there must be something to the design.

I just dont see how leaving the wipers exposed could be better?

windshield wipers can reside within a burble of air in the cowl area at the base of the windshield,offering no measurable drag.Nissan aero folks would be aware of such things and may have considered the exposed wipers a non issue.
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