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MetroMPG · 05-04-2012, 04:42 PM

Neil: and .285 is the standard car. The Aero will be better, apparently. (Keep in mind the caveat about comparing Cd's measured in different facilities.)

The photos out there now are the non-Aero version, I'm sure. According to John at GCR, they're still tweaking the Aero version.

Cd: agreed - a hatch would give them a big opportunity to lower drag even more.

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