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Old 09-23-2020, 06:17 PM   #50 (permalink)
JulianEdgar
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Originally Posted by skyking View Post
Having 3 of those new beetles, I have accepted the inferior economy when compared to the Golfs or even Jetta sedans. It was about two doors and ultimate headroom. If the tufts show "attached" flow, then they are truly worse than no data in that case.
You appear to be assuming that 'attached flow' always equals low drag. Not true!

As I have written here before, it means only that the airflow is being guided by the car's surface. No more and no less.

Last edited by JulianEdgar; 09-23-2020 at 06:19 PM.. Reason: addition
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