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Originally Posted by sendler
Don't forget Cd doesn't tell you the actual drag. You have to multiply that by the frontal area. This is not well publicized in the car world as a way of making you feel good about buying that new sport ute that gets 23mpg because it has a Cd of .30 which you must then multiply times a barn door. My motorcycle with me on it has a Cd of about .60 but the frontal area is much smaller so I am able to get 87mpgUS due to a much lower Cd times Area.
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Yes, and the Fit is a very tall car. So, already it has that going against it.
Lots of frontal area.