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Old 02-07-2011, 12:26 AM   #3 (permalink)
ChazInMT
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Because the hatchback more closely approximates the "Ideal Aero Template". The larger back surface area (So counterintuitive that 90% of the people in this forum who think they know better will argue) does not matter, it is how close we come to the template that matters, rear surface/wake area be damned.
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