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Old 05-18-2013, 05:12 PM   #17 (permalink)
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whether to move

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Originally Posted by blowncopcar View Post
Well now I'm confused as to wether I move it up while I extend it(planned for a couple weeks from now).... Is it Worth moving up???
When Hucho was doing the aerodynamic optimization on the VW Golf/Rabbit,his team happened to do one iteration (of many) of the roofline at 11-degrees of downslope,which happens to coincide with the Aerodynamic Streamlining Template.
The lowest drag recorded for the car happened to occur with this roofline.
This roof did not make it into production as it would have violated a contractual agreement with Giorgetto Giugiaro,designer of Golf, but VW finally offers this contour with their 1-Liter Car.
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