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Originally Posted by ennored
I guess I did oversimplify a bit when I wrote that the template isn't ideal. It is, but we rarely (never?) see it implemented perfectly. We usually have a base shape (a car or trailer) that doesn't match the template. The template is often applied in 2D and assumed to give the right shape (of a tail or other feature) and, as has been mentioned, that isn't enough. And neither is attached flow. That state it better?
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GM was worried about cars that looked alike since the 1920s,and there's institutional inertia biased against form following function.Zero consumer education as well.
Upcoming CAFE standards for 2025 are going to push carmakers hard for mpg technology.
We may see closer 'fits' as far as ideal forms.
In 1985,Wolf H. Hucho mentioned that cars of Cd 0.13 were not a question of technological feasibility,but rather how important low drag was in the decision making process for production.
It should be an interesting next ten years.