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aerohead · 02-07-2014, 06:17 PM

Here is something to think about if you ever consider aft-body streamlining.

Just modifying the rear hatch area to more of a 'Kamm' roofline would give you about a 7.5% mpg increase on the highway.

02-07-2014, 06:17 PM	#18 (permalink)
aerohead Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A. Posts: 16,401 Thanks: 24,469 Thanked 7,410 Times in 4,800 Posts	Rabbit aerodynamics Here is something to think about if you ever consider aft-body streamlining. Just modifying the rear hatch area to more of a 'Kamm' roofline would give you about a 7.5% mpg increase on the highway. __________________ Photobucket album: http://s1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj622/aerohead2/