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Old 10-12-2010, 06:21 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by nmgolfer View Post
I'm just speculating but I believe if wheel well covers were such a huge benefit in drag reduction, we would be seeing more of them.
Wheel skirts were quite common in days gone by.
They were re-discovered on the Insight (1 gen).
I expect to see more of them in the coming years.

Unfortunately, at least the European fuel efficiency testing is done at unrealistic speeds, so aero mods to improve FE don't pay off in these tests.
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