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Old 06-26-2011, 11:28 AM   #5 (permalink)
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skyl4rk -

Excellent idea of re-purposing the trailer hitch. I would guess it needs to be specialized for each car/model/body, so you would need to target a "bread and butter" car for your first release. I am thinking a Civic/Corolla/Sentra but there's nothing wrong with using what you have, the Versa.

Or maybe the trick is making it up/down/forward/backward articulatable such that you can adjust the cargo carrier to sit in the aero "sweet spot" for the set of cars you want to target. A jack of all trades will have a lower aero-benefit, but you will have a larger customer base.

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