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Here are a few more images of some things i found interesting. Most new cars today are starting to sprout a small bump ( as seen on the Fit ) or a ridge ( as seen on the CRZ to trip the air and create a vortex around the mirrors to dampen sound. The Nissan Leaf takes this idea to the extreme.
I found it interesting that a lot of cars these days have wheel spoilers in front of the front and sometimes rear wheels, yet there are still quite a few that do not have these simple plastic add ons. Is it simply cutting a few pennies production cost, or do some cars do better than others with the spoilers ?
Note the size difference between the front and rear wheel spoilers on the Fusion.
I also threw in an image of the Fit rear wing. Despite being at the same angle as the roofline and thereby acting as a kammback extention, the spoiler sits high and has the added frontal area of the hinge ridges. The sides also protrude. Why was this spoiler not made flush ?
There is also an image of the trip strip found on the CRZ rear tail light. The Mazda 6 and Euro Civic ( thanks Piwoslaw ) also have this sharp edge, however it seems a waste, since it is such a small section. The surrounding areas all around the tail light are all too rounded at the rear for good flow separation.
The last image is of the Fiesta front air dam. The air dam has a nice " U" shape when seen in plan view, and the areas just in front of the tire kick out at the edges just ahead of the tires.
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