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Old 07-31-2012, 10:03 AM   #5 (permalink)
NeilBlanchard
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It's the shape of the trailing edges, in large part, and the length. I owned a ZX-5 and I was disappointed with it's fuel efficiency. My current car has a stock Cd of 0.31, and I have improved it to about 0.27-0.26 or so.
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