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Originally Posted by kach22i
Draw a rear view accommodating both US and European sized license plates, and include plate lighting and really important; a rear bumper and tail lights.
The real reason the rear diffuser with wing/foil is wrong minded is rear impact.
In a perfect world or on a race car it would work well enough, but is complex and would take a lot of wind tunnel testing to get right.
EDIT:
I just spotted this inverse and sort of boxed out rear diffuser - almost a mirror image of most, a male/female mold.
Maybe there is fun research ahead for this part of the car.
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I know the regulations won't allow such a concept to be street legal, that includes tail lights, license plate, pedestrian safety etc. as you mentioned. but that wouldn't keep me from going for a detailed design especially if I had the access to a 3d software and a clay modeling platform. also I think this round body allows for a chassis consisting of intersecting uninterrupted elliptical lines. that could provide a safe life zone for the passengers. I imagine elliptical structure would give rigidity and strength.