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Originally Posted by Neen
A cd of .3 is fantastic for an "every-day man" car. It still has the functionality of pretty much any other car, allows for decent clearance and suspension travel and complies with fed bumper regulations. The Leaf has cd of .28 and is basically the most advanced mass production energy efficient vehicle.
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.30 is horrible .
.28 for an electric car with no engine cooling needed and a full belly pan is even worse !
There are some pickup trucks with stock drag numbers close to .33 ( last generation Ford Lightning )
They aren't trying very hard.
And as a reminder, cars don't need to look like a Prius to have good aero.
Example being the Lexus LS430 at .25 Cd.