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Old 12-06-2018, 04:18 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hayden55 View Post
I really wish Cadillac and all the other dinosaurs of car makers would catch on to this thing called aerodynamics. Seems like they downright refuse. Interesting to note a Cadillac CTSV in comparison to the P100D is about 1/3-1/4 as fuel efficient.
Look underneath a modern Cadillac and you'll see a lot of attention has been paid to paneling, air dams, and wheel strakes. So they do think about it, but the end result you see is always the result of negotiation between accountants, designers, and engineers.
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