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Old 02-01-2011, 01:04 AM   #64 (permalink)
fusion210
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Originally Posted by JasonG View Post
It looks like the cd should be a lot better than 0.18

Basjoos did better than that with rippled sheet metal (no aerocivic disrespect but its like the time and $ money difference between weatherspotter and the zombieinsight )

I expected more like .16
Maybe the front end is to blunt ?
The mirrors aren't bad and VW usually has a fair belly pan.



I wish they kept the 1L's rims though. They were nice and smooth.
I miss the tandem seating, like a motorcycle, but you don't get wet when it rains.
You're comparing someone's DIY measurement vs one from a wind tunnel.
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