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Old 12-24-2010, 10:18 AM   #98 (permalink)
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Weight is not as important as you think -- the Jacobs fairing, and the Dolphin, and the Seven, are proof of this. And frontal area is minor compared to the Cd -- if the Cd is 0.2, then the entire frontal area is reduced to 1/5th. Do you really think the Volt has a bigger frontal area because of the 'T' shaped battery pack; or are the transverse 4-banger and it's radiator swamping that?
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