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Old 12-16-2020, 11:27 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Reduce lift and drag on fastback cars, and the approach is likely to work on SUV toppers too.
I meant to ask, what is meant by SUV “toppers”? Here in some parts of the U.S. a “topper” is an aftermarket shell that covers the bed of a pickup at the same height as the cab.

(Edited for clarity) And an SUV does not have an open bed like what we call a “Pickup Truck” here in the US. I believe I have heard the vehicles in your next post referred to as a “Ute” in Australian English usage? Or it that reserved for the unibody pickups like the Chevy El Camino?
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.

Last edited by COcyclist; 12-21-2020 at 12:01 PM.. Reason: Trying to clarify
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