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Old 10-03-2013, 07:11 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Thenorm View Post
Up has a good shape. follows template right from the windscreen.
The 2016 Golf is reported at CD 0.24,same as today's Tesla S.
I've not seen the Golf accept in an orthogonal view but I suspect that it's also close to the AST.
Kamm's best was Cd 0.23,so automakers are getting into late-1930s aero territory with 'practical' lengths.
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