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Old 07-19-2016, 06:53 PM   #2143 (permalink)
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what the heck

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Originally Posted by Natalya View Post

Today I saw this on the highway. What the heck is that spoiler? Isn't a Focus front wheel drive? The new Prius kinda has the same thing going on in the back, does it actually help anything?
If the slope of the hatch backlight is around 28-30-degrees,there can be a bi-stable flow happening,where the separation line will dance between a squareback and fastback wake simultaneously.The highest drag situation for a roofline.
The spoiler might mitigate that.
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