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Old 04-21-2022, 12:50 PM   #85 (permalink)
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Drag-whispering a ID3 boat-tail

According to the EPA, the closest streamline filament shown along the top of the CFD image of the VW would be your first-principle shape for body elongation.
The 'blue' region is bordered by it.
Wind tunnel smoke -flow imaging of the VW XL1 bears it out, as the closest filament remains fully-attached to the upper body for the entire length of the body, along the streamlined contour.
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