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Originally Posted by aerohead
I'm actually surprised that that Toyota didn't clean up the underside any better that that.This area would be a natural for paneling.(take a look under any Tesla you find)
With belly panels,a diffuser could be made to work.All that would show at the gas pump.Especially at highway speeds.
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Another similar curiosity: the current Honda Civic has
no paneling at the rear. None! One of the few cars left without any.
Another curiosity: The current Prius, similar to the Hyundai Ioniq and Kia Niro, uses a transverse-mounted muffler instead of a fairing at the back, with a panel to cover the gap to the rear bumper cover, as seen here:
This week while my car was in for a recall at the local dealer, I looked under some 2WD and AWD Prius parked next to each other and--surprise--the AWD uses a much smaller muffler, painted black(?), and no gap-filling panel. I wonder what series of managers' decisions led to
that.