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Originally Posted by Xist
Well, it should take them less than eighty more years to improve on 1930s aerodynamics.
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I think so.CAFE standards are a real driver for technology and aero is no-cost,off-the-shelf tech which has just languished for longer than I like to think about.
Super cars will drive the 'look' of performance.The roof-lines are already there (Bugatti).Once they begin to narrow with plan taper,the drag will begin to fall.
The luxury car segment is chipping away also.
Bentley Continental GT and 2014 Rolls-Royce Wraith will be altering perceptions about 'styling' in this other rarefied market segment.
As consumers warm up to the 'weird' high-performance shape automakers will feel less skittish about pushing the styling envelope a bit further.
Interesting times!
