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lunarhighway · 11-28-2008, 02:17 AM

i've recently compared some profiles in low drag cars 0.29 and lower and it seems most of these cars have a roof angle between 15 and 16 degrees

here's a drawing of the testing i did i just traced a profile drawing of the car and added some lines for measurement

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lunarhighway Master EcoModder Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: belgium Posts: 663 vectra a - '95 Opel Vectra GLS 90 day: 37.51 mpg (US) Thanks: 14 Thanked 61 Times in 44 Posts	i've recently compared some profiles in low drag cars 0.29 and lower and it seems most of these cars have a roof angle between 15 and 16 degrees here's a drawing of the testing i did i just traced a profile drawing of the car and added some lines for measurement __________________ aer·o·dy·nam·ics: the science of passing gass i can coast for miles and miles and miles