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Old 09-16-2015, 05:19 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
There is a possibility that the gaps are beneficial.
During development of the 1st-gen Golf,VW discovered that sealing the gap at the top of the rear hatch increased drag.
They were going to investigate that.(the gap may have acted as a turbulator,allowing more energy into the boundary layer and better flow attachment,or better mixing in the wake).
Sounds logical in an illogical way, the bootl/trunk on the crz is really long, the gaps down the sides of the lid are wide also, which in side winds creates whistling noises, which is a little UN settling when you first hear them, the gaps on mine with the adjustable stops Set fully down are still wide enough to poke a small finger through
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