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Originally Posted by kach22i
This might help explain the current trend of very high trunk lids on the few coupes and sedans left on the market.
The SUV's and crossover seem to adopted a tapering roof line per the Aero-Template, although there a few hold outs.
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Yes.
One easy example is, Audi's E-Tron series. You can watch the progression of drag reduction ( Cd 0.28- Cd 0.26- Cd 0.22 ) as the roofline moves closer to the streamline pathway, from the 'raked-back', to 'Sportback, and finally 'Fastback', on the GT.
Chevy's Malibu MAXX suffered Cd 0.37 from it's mutilated Kamm-back, which dropped to Cd 0.301 when morphed to a notchback.
Current Malibu sedans are almost a true fastback, as CIVIC, Camry, Accord, Optima, Sonata, etc..