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Old 10-07-2013, 02:05 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by E.Roy View Post
Cross wind affect on a car also has to do with surface area, so its way more likely the Hatch will be more affected in a bad way, since it has more area for cross winds force to act on.
I'd say the hatch has slight more upper side area, and the sedan significantly more lower side area.

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The original template overlays don't exactly line up, but I bet the high points on the roof are the same. Small differences, but perhaps they could be redone to line up for a more accurate picture.
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