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Old 03-27-2012, 01:00 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ChazInMT View Post
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Another point here is that a 1 ton Cube will out coast a 20 lb Perfect aero shape all day, every day. What did they do to the Prius to make it weigh the same as the Jeep? (I'm guessing nothing) They even say, "Even though this Jeep weighs thousands of pounds more it easily out coasts the Prius" ooops

Still though, they did something. And anything that gets us talking is a great thing!!

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I'm gonna have to think more on this one. At first I thought inertia didn't matter on level ground, but now I'm thinking, "Yeah, air drag force would work against inertia."
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