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kach22i · 07-01-2011, 10:59 PM

Sounds like you have given this topic some thought.

A longer body is by it's proportional nature more aerodynamic than a comparable shorter body. Therefore not only would a longer carrier body be an advantage, but if it actually worked to lengthen the vehicle body there would be a total advantage.

Think of those trailing edge roof spoilers on hatchbacks, what they are doing is making the car body longer, right?

A roof top carrier which cantilevered over the rear roof edge might be the ticket.

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kach22i Master EcoModder Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 4,187 Thanks: 132 Thanked 2,809 Times in 1,973 Posts	Sounds like you have given this topic some thought. A longer body is by it's proportional nature more aerodynamic than a comparable shorter body. Therefore not only would a longer carrier body be an advantage, but if it actually worked to lengthen the vehicle body there would be a total advantage. Think of those trailing edge roof spoilers on hatchbacks, what they are doing is making the car body longer, right? A roof top carrier which cantilevered over the rear roof edge might be the ticket. __________________ George Architect, Artist and Designer of Objects 2012 Infiniti G37X Coupe 1977 Porsche 911s Targa 1998 Chevy S-10 Pick-Up truck 1989 Scat II HP Hovercraft You cannot sell aerodynamics in a can............