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Old 01-18-2016, 01:46 PM   #126 (permalink)
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taper both

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Originally Posted by Hersbird View Post
A teardrop is a good shape but a taper both front and rear is even better. So keep the front end like they are today, just also then taper the rear end as well. Keep the seating position low and reclined as well to reduce frontal aera.
The 'double-ended' body is elliptical.It has identical drag characteristics as the teardrop'd streamline body of revolution.It has no advantage.
The trouble with the ellipse,is that the windshields have impossible angles,as far as outward visibility is concerned.You simply cannot see out of the car.
The 'teardrop',with it's bulbous nose,is ideal,aerodynamically,up to around 250-mph.And the vision is ideal also.

" Aero is more about the rear of the car than the front.
Freeman Thomas,Director,Strategic Design,Ford Motor Company,Los Angeles Auto Show,2008
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