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Old 09-07-2015, 12:00 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Otto View Post
That "diffuser" is probably pretty much worthless, as it would channel air into the rear bumper parachute thingy.

Better to have a simple piece of Coroplast making a nice radiused curve from the rear axle area up to and flush with the lower edge of the rear bumper, with flow fences if desired.
Pretty sure a large corporation like Honda with easily millions of dollars in resources and R&D know-how is going to throw on a "worthless" aero part on its flagship hybrid car. Those kinds of things cost money. Car companies will skimp on pennies if they can. For something as significant as that part, I doubt it's useless.
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