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brucepick · 05-19-2011, 10:51 PM

I'm not sure what to call this rear panel device - or if it has a name. I saw it on a diesel-powered Metro at the 2011 Green Grand Prix.

Question is, does it help? Sure is easy to put on the car.
What do you guys think??

That's a clear plastic panel, supported by a simple bracket at the center. The car is an X-Prize entry, by BITW Technologies. It scored 106 mpg at the GGP but I have no idea whether the rear plastic panel helped or hurt.

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brucepick OCD Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Eastern CT, USA Posts: 1,936 Outasight - '00 Honda Insight Team Honda Gen-1 Insights 90 day: 54.18 mpg (US) Thanks: 431 Thanked 396 Times in 264 Posts	Flat tail spoiler?? I'm not sure what to call this rear panel device - or if it has a name. I saw it on a diesel-powered Metro at the 2011 Green Grand Prix. Question is, does it help? Sure is easy to put on the car. What do you guys think?? That's a clear plastic panel, supported by a simple bracket at the center. The car is an X-Prize entry, by BITW Technologies. It scored 106 mpg at the GGP but I have no idea whether the rear plastic panel helped or hurt. __________________ Coast long and prosper. Driving '00 Honda Insight, acquired Feb 2016. Last edited by brucepick; 05-19-2011 at 11:30 PM..