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Originally Posted by wheel_of_steel
These papers aren't even mentioning some pretty important aero considerations, namely:
-lift produced
-cross wind stability
-wind noise
-centre of pressure changes due to changes in pitch
Low drag is great, but they would be sacrificing real world fuel economy if the powertrain and suspension have to be compromised to achieve it. The driver would be fighting the car all the time and probably waste fuel in the process.
I think that is why cars like the insight and prius are still pretty 'aerodynamically conservative', so to speak.
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*The CNR 'banana' car produces zero lift
*The CNR 'banana' car is one of the most stable forms ever tested,requiring no stabilizing fins.
*The CNR 'banana' car,by default,would be very quiet,as it has no flow separation over its entire length
* The CNR 'banana' car was critically designed with CP/CG considerations as a premise for its creation,and remains an extremely stable design under all wind conditions for pitch/roll/yaw.