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Originally Posted by euromodder
So who's deciding there isn't a market for aerodynamic features like pointy tails, wheel skirts, and the like ?
Even after so many years, they still drive car nuts , well, nuts !
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Streamlining is driven by fuel economy.
When fuel economy peaked in the U.S.A.,the sale of high-mileage automobiles constituted less than 2% of the market.
Our parents,grandparents,aunts,uncles,nieces,nephews,c ousins,friends,teachers,religious leaders,government purchasing departments,etc. told the automakers (dealers) that they weren't interested in fuel economy.
They told them that they weren't interested in low-drag automobiles.
In 1985 we had the technical feasibility to produce Cd 0.137 automobiles.
No one at the North American Auto Show,Tokyo,Frankfurt,Los Angeles,Milan,or elsewhere,said that they were interested.
As Hucho said in 1985,(paraphrasing)' We'll have automobiles whose drag approaches that of the basic (Cd 0.15) body,when it becomes part of the vehicle's specifications.
Right now,the cart is in front of the horse.Entropy is sexier than efficiency.