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Old 04-11-2022, 03:41 PM   #102 (permalink)
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skirt starts

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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Consider the modern hypercar. They all taper through the doors and then have swollen 'haunches' to clear the rear tires.

If the skirt starts at the door opening instead of the wheel well, or even has a fillet added to the door, it would smoothen the airflow even more.
On the IONIQ, the cut line for the rear door already intrudes into the wheel arch surround within a couple inches.
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