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Originally Posted by curv872
Food for thought:
" "Aero is more about the rear of the car than the front," said Freeman Thomas, director of strategic design at Ford, as he walked through displays at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show. Problem-causing drag behind the car stems not so much from frontal resistance as from swirling eddies of turbulent air at the rear"
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I took that sentiment quoted above to heart and applied a set of vortex generator tabs to the roof and rear seat side windows of my Mini. I applied a total of 14. Eight on the trailing edge of the roof and three on each of the two rear seat side windows.
I'll post results when I accumulate a few tanks of driving with them. So far, I've noticed the rear glass and hatchback appear to be staying cleaner than before. That's a welcome result.
