Yes, a lovely, lovely car.
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Originally Posted by Raysp30
Any aeronuts see anything to improve on?
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Perhaps: front wheel skirts, boat-tailing aft of the wheels
But a Cd of .19 is hard to beat! (
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One question I have, where would you put the front license plate, assuming you wanted to follow all the laws (at least in WI) and have it in the front as well as back.
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Some people have made their front plates integral to their partial grille blocks. Seems like a good idea to me.
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Any thoughts on the rear? I know there are books that theoretically describe this as being okay, however it does make sense that it would improve if it was a full boattail. Not sure what effect the fin is supposed to have...
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This is a classic Kammback design. It would have nicely attached flow along the length of the roof & sides, and down the hatch glass, then sharply truncated with minimal aero penalty vs. a full boat tail.
The boat tail would net a bit better aero, but with some impact on practicality.
As for the fin, I think it's just styling. Somewhere to put the center brake light.
Possibly a structure to trip crosswind airflow for stability reasons. (But I'd put my money on guess #1 in a bet).