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Old 03-25-2010, 03:50 PM   #6 (permalink)
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The New Beetle is short.It has a very low fineness ratio.While it has good penetration,once it gets to the frontal area cross-section,the curves rapidly approach those that cannot support attached flow,creating a significantly large wake,'poison of mpg'.
For performance,VW/Porsche/Audi squashes this shape down to create the Audi TT.
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