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Old 11-10-2015, 12:19 AM   #22 (permalink)
Isaac Zackary
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Originally Posted by ChazInMT View Post
I hope you have fun thinking about these things and I really hope it is a primer for you to really dig in to the fundamentals of aerodynamics so you gain a good understanding of what will work well and what will probably yield only a slight gain.
So I guess it's either boat tail or goat tail.

The main problem with a VW Beetle is the steep rear end. And since it's not a box shape is sure would be hard to do an aero-trailer.

Other than that I figured that I could start with a front spoiler and perhaps wheel skirts. The bottom is already very flat, except around the transaxle. I'm not sure how to deal with the flat windshield.

The main thing I can do is to just drive slower. (Try not to get stuck behind me in traffic .)
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