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AeroModder · 02-07-2011, 03:23 PM

I think you need to start looking at CdA figures as well. The Cd can be the same for large and small cars, but when the frontal area is factored in, the drag numbers change.

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AeroModder Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 471 Tank - '96 Ford Aspire 4 door Team Ford 90 day: 46.75 mpg (US) Thanks: 15 Thanked 65 Times in 48 Posts	I think you need to start looking at CdA figures as well. The Cd can be the same for large and small cars, but when the frontal area is factored in, the drag numbers change. __________________ In Reason we Trust