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Old bug, 0.48 Cd why?
Erm, I mean, why did the 1938 VW Beetle have a Cd of 0.48?
The Germans certainly knew how to build a low-drag car. What led to the selection of such high drag bodywork, instead of styling the VW bug after the Schloer pillbug or a streamlined, rear-engined Tatra? They could easily have halved the Cd, and thus cruised the Autobahn with a smaller engine and fuel tank.
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