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Old 02-05-2012, 10:16 AM   #273 (permalink)
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Yup, it is a German company SolarWorld AG and Bochum University. The lowest part of the body (other than the wheel strakes) is between the front wheels, so the slope upward is pretty close to ideal. I think they need a crisper Kamm edge on the outside rear fenders (near the fellow's hand closest to the camera in the last photo). This looks a bit too rounded to have a clean flow, and it might have turbulence. Also, the rear wheel strakes look wider than they need to be? Or, maybe they have four wheel steering to reduce the turning radius; since the front wheels may be limited by the fenders?
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