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Originally Posted by Smoky
Be careful with the boat tail trick. Many times this will make the car less efficient. Many of the aero scientists I have worked with really push for a 'chopped off' rear end to to help meet the aero requirements. They comment that several cars benefit from this. Examples they use are: Nissan 300 ZX, Honda CRX, Honda Insight, and Toyota Prius.
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You do realize that if you put a boattail on the rear end of a truck, it starts to look an awful lot like the rear half of a Prius, CRX, Insight... etc? In addition, you can enhance flow separation at the back of the boattail you have just made with a little extra overhang.