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Old 09-16-2014, 05:52 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Cool! Thanks for posting it.

Notable from the Top Gear review, for aero geeks:

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The Eolab has active aerodynamics - including a deployable front splitter, 'ears' that detach the airflow from the rear bumper, hubcaps that form a flat disc when no brake cooling is needed, and a self-levelling suspension that drops ride height at speed. With those in their slipperiest settings the Cd is a startlingly low 0.227, but that's only a part of the story. Eolab also has a minuscule frontal area of just 2 square metres, so total drag is tiny.
The faux A-pillars are a bit bizarre, but we expect bizarre styling elements from the French, non?
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