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Old 06-02-2008, 05:34 AM   #5 (permalink)
Chris D.
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Originally Posted by mattW View Post
I don't know if you guys have seen this before but in 1934 the Tatra Type 77 managed a Cd of 0.212 better than a honda Insight, better than a prius and only just behind the EV1. And the car is really quite beautiful:

So what have we been doing for the past 74 years that we can only beat that Cd with 3 concept cars and the ill fated EV1! Imagine the same shape today with modern material and a efficient 4 cylinder motor... ah what could have been!

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