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Originally Posted by Hauki
So it is impossible to hit 2L at 100kmh? The guys who posted saying it s hard to tune a perfectly tuned car were right. With the budget the R&D department has in VAG I'm sure any quick fixes would have been found and implemented before the car left the factory. The only thing I can think of is aero, Why not make a temporary boat tail, do some aba testing and see what the results are. If you get under 2L then you know it is possible, if not you know you need a different project.
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Having done a lot of research on this subject (not 2L per se but my goal i 3L in a larger vehicle Mk3 Golf) and being a car nut overall I think the car manufacturers while they have a lot more money to "play with" than most/any of us on here have, I believe their largest obstacles are: safety, emissions, comfort and last but by no means least PROFIT!
Take the prime example of Lupo as this thread is focusing on, it was an engineering achievement when it was first shown (as the Seat Arosa) 15 years ago *BUT* is used a lot of very expensive materials such as aluminum panels and magnesium steering wheel, so much so that it was discontinued only after six years.
Yet to date in 2012 we don't have anything to replace it that resembles it with such use of "exclusive" materials (correct me if I am wrong but both the Polo Bluemotion/Fabia Greenline & Up! and Up! Lite concept all use "traditional" metals, no?).