Thread: Poor coasting: why?
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Old 07-16-2015, 07:03 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Barring anything increasing the total drag, the issue is called sectional density. Less weight behind each square foot of frontal area, means the same aero total resistance has less inertia to push your car further when coasting.

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