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Old 08-14-2020, 08:06 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
But that same fastback roof on a Nissan Sentra might be met with journalistic hostility, citing 'wasted' headroom, 'wasted' interior volume.

The automotive universe remains a very weird and subjective place.
Considering the importance that the number and size of cupholders has had for so long, it's amazing that efficiency of any sort is even admitted to exist.

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This means nothing to us without the context.
Exploding 1961 Redstone missiles had pretty advanced aerodynamics.
Category-5 hurricanes have advanced aerodynamics compared to CAT-1.
A pre-rupture, 95%-blockage Aorta, has the most advanced hydrodynamics of arteries.
An Oshkosh Defense' MRAP can withstand supersonic over-pressures of improvised explosive devices. That's pretty advanced aerodynamics.
Within the context of automobiles, aerodynamics has a pretty consistently understood meaning.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%

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