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Old 02-04-2011, 12:26 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
Re: that Pop Sci bit: Wow. Just... wow. Aside from the pickup aero info (good), their "test" and their premise is complete crap.
Agreed -- the repeatability and summary is just, well, weak.

Further, people don't drive completely on the highway and park it, there's a little thing called mass and a concept known as acceleration. I implore the author to investigate further

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