12-12-2013, 04:54 PM
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"Once you've got a clean front end,well over half the problem is how you handle the rear of the car." Chuck Torner,Director,Advanced Engineering,General Motors Corp.,1982.
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" the shape of a body in front of the largest cross-section has only minor influence on the total drag.The main contributions for the drag force originate from the rear part of the body." Wolf Heinrich Hucho,Director,wind tunnel operations,Volkswagen AG
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They agree on the rear, but [may] disagree on the front [, it's ambiguous]. |
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