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Old 08-21-2015, 10:23 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Also, here's an interesting exercise--the streamlining template overlaid on 3rd-gen and 4th-gen Prius:





Max camber point has been moved forward to the B pillar, it looks like, and the rear glass angle is significantly shallower.
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