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Originally Posted by aerohead
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' Lift by itself is not a serious problem in the current passenger vehicle at highway speeds ( 70-mph ).' Kent B. Kelly, Harry J. Holcombe, General Motors Styling Staff, SAE Paper No. 649A, 1963, SAE Congress.
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Some of us are using references that are more recent than 57 years old.
Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles, 5th Edition, 2016, Page 449:
"The lift forces acting on a vehicle are extremely significant in road dynamic terms, since they can influence self-steering and braking behaviour, and thus the driver's ability to control the vehicle."