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Old 08-09-2010, 01:47 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Meph, If you could get the rest of the wind tunnel data to post that could be interesting. I am curious what the whale tail does to things and what is a Pantera Hatch? It looks like it could be a recessed hatch with a vertical rear window like some mid engine cars use.

It sure seems counterintuitive that something sticking up at the back of the car could reduce drag and improve mpg.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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