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Old 01-11-2011, 10:23 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Hi,

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Originally Posted by CigaR007 View Post
Are those wheels meant to be aerodynamic in any way ?

It has a curious design. It looks heavy too.
I would like it a lot more if the rear wheel track was narrowed (a la EV1), and yes, I think the earlier FT-CH rims were more aerodynamic than these. But these are concept wheels -- notice that they are mirror image on the two sides of the car? That costs way too much to do in production, so hopefully they go to a symmetrical design that is very smooth and flat.

There are several indicators that it could weigh a lot less than typical cars: check out the mesh seats (though who knows if this will survive to production). And the Toyota 1/X that was the precursor to the FT-CH which is the car this Prius C is based on -- weighed just 926 pounds curb weight!
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