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Cd · 11-19-2011, 07:48 PM

Here is my 'dead horse' that I keep bringing up from time to time.
This is proof that you can have a blunt 'barn door' front end and still have good aero.

This old '80 Camaro got down to a wind tunnel tested .201 Cd - or just over what the EV-1 achieved.

Chevy Camaro Aerodynamics Side View Photo 7

Also look at the attached flow with the 'barn door' flat front end on this '32 Coupe :

11-19-2011, 07:48 PM	#31 (permalink)
Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 2,872 Thanked 1,121 Times in 679 Posts	Here is my 'dead horse' that I keep bringing up from time to time. This is proof that you can have a blunt 'barn door' front end and still have good aero. This old '80 Camaro got down to a wind tunnel tested .201 Cd - or just over what the EV-1 achieved. Chevy Camaro Aerodynamics Side View Photo 7 Also look at the attached flow with the 'barn door' flat front end on this '32 Coupe :