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Old 12-21-2010, 08:56 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I really like it, and would buy it in a sec if it most likely wouldnt cost me an arm n leg...

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Originally Posted by Rokeby View Post
Grill is air inlet for battery temp management.

Aero-wise, my discerning eye sees...
* Oversize, low profile tires ... aero or glitz
* Body lowered ?
* Full wheel covers +
* Hidden wipers +?
* Lowered bumper cover +
* Splitter +
* Side skirts +
* Shaved handles ?
* Window tint -- energy saving by reduced thermal load on AC?

I wonder if there's a diffuser at the back.

Chrome exhaust tip?

I wonder what the panel is around the license plate on both cars.
An access panel... For what?
oversized rims/tires = fills the fender well up more. might be glitz, but also functional.
if you cant see the wipers, my guess they are hidden
I dont see shaved handles, they look the same as stock, but from the looks of it, could be pretty easy to do.
window tint def allows for less use of the AC system by keeping the sun out of the car, about 70% of a cars internal temps are from the sun warming the interior.

my recommendations:
headlights need to sit flush and tapered to the front.
rear wheel skirt, either full or partial.
an even lower front air dam, or possibly diffusers.
and of course, maybe a belly pan if it doesnt already have one.
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