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Originally Posted by aerohead
According to Goro Tamai of MIT, a full wheel fairing package is good for up to a 70% drag reduction of the wheel drag.
My budget would not allow for A-B testing on the 'baby' template car. So they are an unknown quantity.
No concept car or production vehicle have ever employed them. So far, you'll only find them at Bonneville, World Solar Challenge racers, and SAE & SHELL eco- marathon competitors.
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Doesn’t the vw xl1 use some minor wheel flairings?
Also the light year zero also uses them. Not as perfect as they could be, but at least you can physically see them in the photos!