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Originally Posted by Jyden
Interesting paper. Looks like (nothing new) that the US industry are years behind the EU and Japaneese car producers.
In the numbers you list above, I have to question the low % from drag reduction and the high % fra weight reduction, as we ecomodders again and again has proven that areo thrumps weight when it comes to FE.
We do they end up with the total opposite (and wrong) conclution?
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When the test cycle has a certain amount of acceleration involved, mass will be more heavily weighted.
Also, they pointed out that the aerodynamic changes would be minimal. Improvements include greater use of under-body treatments, wheel covers and variable grill blocks. Nothing dramatic was thought to be marketable.