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Originally Posted by skyl4rk
*checks for tail*
I, too, am troubled by my lack of a tail.
I know I am buffeting my way through the atmosphere when I could be slicing through it. I could be saving at least 10% in fuel with a proper trailing edge. I could be passing through the dense fog with far less disturbance to the universe, yet still get where I am going quickly.
I may join thee in this quest for a proper termination of the vehicle body.
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Hi,
Actually I think your savings would be way higher than 10%.
The "closing edges" of the Insight are way smaller than the typical car already, so comparatively speaking, the Insight has less of a gain by adding the tail.
A typical vehicle however, has more of a "square back-end" which means the addition of a tail has a much greater energy recovery based on the larger closing area before the tail is added.
If one happened to drive on the freeway a lot, then of course the gas savings are even higher based on the higher air speed.
Jim.