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Old 11-22-2023, 08:59 AM   #37 (permalink)
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I actually asked Julian edgar about why Hyundai covered the air curtains for that test and he said that the Hyundai American racing division in charge of the project at the time didn’t understand air curtains and had the old school mentality of taping over every open hole
He's kind of right here.

Air curtains have been used on trucks for a very long time. BMW just adapted them to cars. It's nothing new.

That type of wheel covers can be found on the VW Transporter.
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