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Old 08-16-2011, 07:23 PM   #104 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by orbywan View Post
Looking at the frontal view of this vehicle, why are the wheel pants so wide? The tires and wheels on this vehicle have to be pretty narrow and light, it appears the wheel pants are much wider than they need to be which would create extra drag it would seem. If the center rear wheel is the steering wheel that would explain why it is so wide but if the front tires do not steer the vehicle why are the wheel pants so wide??

Anybody have a comment on that?
This is my first look at the car.Would like to see what's underneath.It looks like overkill for everything underneath.There must be a 'mechanical' explanation.Those guys certainly understand Frontal area.
With engineering drawings we could look for area-ruling/Whitcomb-waisting/Coke-bottling/sectional density.
The upper and lower body camber may require these dimensions to prevent pressure spikes and suction peaks.Don't know.
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