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Old 11-27-2007, 09:25 PM   #1 (permalink)
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EDIT: according to http://web.archive.org/web/200410240...drmayf/geo.htm

'95 Metro LSI ...
Cd: 0.34
Area sq M: 1.858
Area sq. Ft: 20.0
Cd x sq.M: 0.63
Cd x sq. Ft: 6.80

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Old 07-11-2008, 06:21 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I did not realize how much the Metro had grown in frontal area.Nice table,easy to figure drag factor!

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