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Old 07-26-2014, 02:15 PM   #8 (permalink)
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These vents were real; they vented the engine compartment, not the wheel well, and I don't know how effective they actually are. I'd bet this is the same on most sports cars with this feature, or nonfunctional and cosmetic. The outgoing Mercedes E-class vented the rear wheel wells, exhausting that air through vertical slits on the taillights.
I think the Viper has the same Cd as the RAM 1500 pickup,so I don't know how much good the extractor vents did for the car.They're never used in low-drag concept cars,except the 'banana' car.And at Cd 0.201,the 'banana' car is kinda at the high end of low drag.
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