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Old 01-22-2011, 01:20 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
For one thing, you get a lot more legroom when sitting upright. And you can fit more/taller people in a given length car when the seating position is upright. It has more volume than a shorter car of the same length.
You can also get more legroom and volume by lengthening a low vehicle. Then the frontal area gets to stay small, and it's easier to design in a smaller wake area.
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