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Old 01-26-2012, 06:30 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by COcyclist View Post
I agree. From this photo Honda FC Sport - Fuel Cell Concept - the Official Honda Web Site it looks like the greenhouse has a good plan taper but they added these giant wheel flairs like a New Beetle only squared off. Once again, styling trumps aerodynamics.
Yeah,we can nit-pick it to death but at least they're causing people to see that roof and body taper.Those with deductive reasoning skills will connect the dots perhaps,and make the mental leap to a more un-cluttered design.
I like to think that those who see it will legitimize the form simply because of Honda's reputation for engineering/efficiency.
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