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Originally Posted by JulianEdgar
The only notchback that I know of with that sort of rear window angle / trunk lid height that was modified for attached flow is the VL Walkinshaw Commodore - unheard of outside of Australia.
This pic shows how much they had to raise the boot / trunk lid to get attached flow... and a spoiler that really did something.
Others to think about include the deflector on the BMW 'Batmobile' 3.0csi...
...and the Impreza WRX (standard STi?) roof deflector.
Some AirTab vortex generators on the uppermost part of the glass / trailing edge of roof may improve flow attachment on the boot / trunk spoiler - may... |
* The Mercedes-Benz 190 Evo seems like a similar backlight situation. Wind tunnel smoke imaging suggests no reattachment on the boot, however the flow clearly reaches the wing.
'evo2Windkanal.jpeg' is part of the internet address. The rest got chopped off during printing. sorry!