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Default Truckers slowing down to save fuel..how about you?

clare at snyder dot ontario dot canada wrote:

Things like panel gaps, flush vs recessed glass, protruding door
handles (or gaps behind recessed handles) presence or absense of chin
spoilers, all make a difference - as does the shape of the rear of the
car. Surprisingly, many older "streamlined" vehicles had much lower
drag in REVERSE than forward. The little lip spoiler on a Kamback is
more efficient than a rounde (bulbous) or tapered (torpedo) rear enf.




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