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Old 01-11-2011, 10:28 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Hi Carlos,

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Originally Posted by cfg83 View Post


I am *very* happy that the lengthwise "crease" is staying intact and not getting all wavy.
Those pictures are also on the AutoBlog Green link I had on the first picture in the original post...

As I understand it, the crease is called a "chine"? Sharp creases are called "hard chines" and more radiused creases are called "soft chines".

The rear has the hard chines in the right place for a good Kamm back. Notice too, the air exhaust vents on the back -- this would greatly improve the air flow through the car, and help fill in the low pressure zone at the back of the car.

I hope the drivetrain is something like:

plugin with at least a 6kWh lithium pack
<1L 3-cylinder parallel / serial hybrid (similar to their current Synergy Drive)

And if it was like the 1/x drivetrain -- 500cc serial hybrid with a 12-16kWh plugin lithium pack, I would be ecstatic!
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