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Originally Posted by JulianEdgar
Yep, and I guess we're all waiting for you to show a practical, real-world car that drives on highways and has lower fuel consumption because of its aero lift.
If it were as easy as this, don't you think that, like, it wouldn't be being trumpeted from the roof tops and every carmaker wouldn't be doing it?
And I can assure you, they're not.
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I don't think good or even proven ideas always make it into actual production cars. In the end, all manufacturers want to do is make a vehicle that's close enough to what people want in order to sell it and make money.
An example of this is the Aptera. Lots of people here have complained about how they don't like the looks of the Aptera. We know boat tails work, but people don't want them.
There are even a lot of people who don't like the shape of the Prius just because it doesn't look like a normal car.
Car manufacturers are pushing for "coupe" SUVs and CUVs because they are now aerodynamic than the typical box-butt SUV or CUV. But there are probably a lot of people who don't like that either.
Now add a bunch of airfoils on a vehicle so that it lofts party if the weight off the ground... Who wants a car that looks like it was built by a mad scientist.
I would... That's one person in 8 billion. And I'm not a new car buyer.