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Old 03-10-2018, 03:04 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
If you look at the 1996 911 GT1 'silhouette' race car,you can see how Porsche corrected the too-steep backlight area to kill the rear lift,then double-downed with a spoiler for extra 210-mph,Mulsanne Straight stability.
Cd 0.28 vs 0.40 if I remember correctly.
In early 2000, Audi had to recall the TT and fit it with a rear spoiler to reduce lift after 5 people died in high-speed accidents.

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