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Hi,
Now that this has been brought up, I've noticed that several recent Toyotas (and other brands) have the recessed pockets on the lower outside corners of the front bumper -- even the new Insight has something. Is it really an aerodynamic feature, or just a "memory" of a brake cooling intake? Or, a styling choice?
The comment in the video seems to be referring either to the bulging headlight cover, or the vertical fog light recess just below -- I did not think that he was referring to the front end as a whole.
I like the belly pan on the Prius, and it is interesting how the rear window slope is actually steeper on the Prius. What is the Cd of the new Insight? We know that the new Prius is 0.25; same as the old Insight -- which says something about different approaches. The old Insight with it's tapered tail and rear wheel skirts looks like it has better aero...
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