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Old 12-30-2010, 10:42 PM   #14 (permalink)
Ryland
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Wouldn't lowering the drag also make the car more quiet ?
They turned the headlights in to air deflectors to make big air bubbles around the side mirrors, this would have the affect of increasing drag while reducing noise.
So you would think that a quite car would be aerodynamic, but look at the list of cars with low Cd and you will see cars like the prius and civic hybrid that do much better then the leaf.
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