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Old 08-17-2011, 07:44 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
I'd like to see them listed on the new car window sticker along with the frontal area.
It would be to the consumer,as square footage and thermal insulation ratings would be for a home.
The Cd would be the equivalent of the heat transfer coefficient of the home which is the inverse of its composite R-Factor.
And the frontal area would suggest the CFM/CMM in which your going to push that R-Factor.
Driving speed would be the same as design indoor temp..
110% agreement. Published info like that should also increase the competition to have better numbers.

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