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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary
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.
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It's easy to get a lot of lift on a car, and if having a lot of lift gave reduced fuel consumption without downsides then manufacturers would be falling over themselves to implement it. No need for a bunch of airfoils.