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Originally Posted by KamperBob
Phil's template is a great tool. For us EcoModders it's an excellent starting point for improving upon stock econoboxes. Applying it to flagship FE vehicles with wind tunnel backing should be done with a grain of salt...
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So... wind tunnel backing increases or decreases the number of grains of salt?
I had a feeling someone would say this. Putting words in your mouth, I think the message is that these FE flagships may have some tested and optimized features that wouldn't be present on aging econoboxes but which improve the designer's ability to contract the roofline curve, and which would be impractical for hackers like us to analyze or properly mimic. For example, front end, esp. the windshield angles, or positioning of the radio antenna for vortex generation. The template, presumably, is a simpler shape.
My "eyeball gauge" still wants to say that it's just a roofline, how complicated can it be?
Short of CFD, all we can do is argue about it and remain uncertain.