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Old 01-29-2015, 05:44 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
I first thought it might be for structural reasons then I realized that is probably not the case. Perhaps the fences help bend the air around the A pillar so there's less vorticity.
Nothing fancy : the windshield angle is steep so there is less heavy glass but it wouldn't look aero from the side so they made fake A pillars which didn't detract flow (measured).
Aero performance is very much in the back of a car anyway.
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