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Old 10-20-2021, 12:16 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jakobnev View Post
They forgot to close the trunk lid one day and noticed the car was faster, so they just started propping it open intentionally:

No doubt! The 'Beetle-esque' ( Cd 0.495 ) roofline, meant Cd 0.51 for the Chrysler Airflow, and Cd 0.51 for Citroen's 2CV.
One trick Chrysler used to get the Airflow, DeSoto aerodynamic test mule down to Cd 0.244, was the more 'Kamm-esque' roofline ( 2012 Tesla Model S drag, in 1934 ).
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