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Old 01-16-2016, 09:07 PM   #3 (permalink)
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In 1990, they modified the Rovomobil with what appears to be just cardboard and tape and tested it in VW's wind tunnel, getting a Cd of 0.196, good enough for a world record.
At that time, with sealed air intake and rear wheelwells. The Volkhart-Sagitta V2 was tested in 2013 at 0.217.

SoCal top-choppers would have sunk that windshield into the cowl to solve that problem. The teardrop top view and the rotisserie shot tell the story. I wonder if they cut the floorpan down to the center tunnel.

Which was the picture you'd had for years?
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