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Old 03-29-2019, 07:00 AM   #7 (permalink)
320touring
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The Mistress - '88 Bmw 320i Touring SE
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Last 3: 27.17 mpg (US)

Germany Beadle - '91 Mercedes 300td (estate, N/A)
90 day: 24.63 mpg (US)

The Bloodylingo - '05 Citroen Berlingo Multispace Desire
90 day: 39.77 mpg (US)

Shanner Scaab - '03 Saab 9-5 estate Vector
90 day: 26.19 mpg (US)

Clio 182 - '05 Renault Clio RS 182 182
90 day: 31.73 mpg (US)
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Happily, some actual scientific research has been done into reducing the CD of the A2 by 3 well respected universities in the UK.


here's some slides from the University of Warwick that managed to reduce the drag efficiency of the already slippy A2 by 33%

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/re...view_may11.pdf
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/re...tion120221.pdf



Plenty potential ideas there ( may be worth exploring when it comes off the daily crawl through rush hr traffic with the Burd)
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US MPG for my Renault Clio 182


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