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Old 06-16-2010, 09:10 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Notice the spokes? They're angled like fan blades. They'll extract air from the wheelwells at that angle. Now I'm wondering if the other side is mirrored or if both sides have the same rims, causing the other side to suck in air.
How could we miss them? The issue with this is it doubles the cost of the wheels, because they have to make mirror image version for each side.

I don't know how realistic those tires are -- super low profile tends to be very impractical. And we cannot tell very well how wide/narrow they are. I like the fact they have wheel strakes on the rear anyway, but I think they should be a bit larger.

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I'd definitely put my money down on a car like that. I agree with the previous comment that it goes to show you really can be creative even on a very aero-oriented design.

It just needs to be the right weight, and have the right engines. I'd be really disappointed if it was any heavier than something like a MINI and they'd given it masses of power to compensate (as is the trend with things like hot hatchbacks at the moment).

I'm thinking around 1000kg... two or three cylinder engine of no more than about 1200cc, either turbocharged, supercharged or both, or a hybrid motor... well, it's fun to dream...

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