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Originally Posted by Cd
Phil, man these are some great images !
I hadn't seen this one before : 
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Originally Posted by KamperBob
Thanks to Phil and others for this thread and pix.
Cd, what separation? Smoke shows a layer gradient but flow seems attached to me. The wake looks small. What do you see that I'm missing?
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The
article whence this image comes is also quite interesting (including an interview with a Mercedes aerodynamicist). The accompanying gallery cites the XL1 as having a Cd of .19.