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Old 02-13-2008, 08:52 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Hi Franklin - welcome.

I'm surprised it's taken someone this long to decide to "mass" produce aero add-ons for the hybrid market.

I think you're on the mark going for rear wheel skirts first.

Something else that may be relatively easy to do would be to produce a better front Prius undertray, and possibly a rear tray as well. I wish I had access to one of these cars to confirm, but my impression from seeing a bunch of them in traffic in LA recently is that there's a good opportunity to clean things up with a rear tray.

I'll be watching with interest.

Darin
I agree that the front and lack of rear tray leave a lot to be desired and the rear skirts would be a great place to start. That would be lowest hanging fruit and pretty easy to do. I've thought of installing a rear tray several times and just never got around to it. Does anyone have any data for that?
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