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Old 10-03-2011, 10:10 AM   #10 (permalink)
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This should mean diesel or electric powered vehicles will respond better to aerodynamic improvements than gasoline counterparts....

- Unless we use pulse & glide
Sorry - I don't see the logical path for either conclusion.
Unless the point you're making is that you need to P&G to get the maximum benefit of an aero mod, when driving a gasoline car. I think I'll agree with you on that.

My gas-powered Civic has responded very well to aero improvements and I'd be very reluctant to give them up. In fact, I'm working on a new mod almost "as we speak".

Even if you could show a logic for your double conclusion above, saying that one type would respond "better" to aero improvements would be an apples to oranges comparison.

I could argue that gasoline cars, with their inherent losses of thermal inefficiency, need every bit of help that we can bring to bear.
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