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Old 10-23-2013, 05:19 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by minispeed View Post
Great aerodynamics that is great for performance use and going fast, but to those not in the know (ie most people who buy cars) the prius shape has now been associated with effeciency and slowness. For a halo car to re-establish the brand image it needs to break with the wedge shape.

Even the talks about the genIV that is coming in about a year say the shape is going to be less wedge like.
I certainly would not buy a Prius that had a higher Cd than the previous model. It is right that form should follow function.
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