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MetroMPG · 10-28-2014, 12:18 PM

EDIT: HA! You beat me to it by 1 minute, adam728!

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That RAM has (had?) best in class drag: (cD = 0.363) -- from http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ion-24177.html

The Dodge may have more frontal area, but I'm certain the Jeep's drag coefficient is significantly higher.

The 2-door Jeep of that body style is 0.55. The 4-door JK is 0.495 -- from http://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-ta...-105364/page4/

So, aero strikes again. There's that plus all the other things.

10-28-2014, 12:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
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