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Longhorn248 11-14-2011 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by serialk11r (Post 75126)
VW "1L" concept car. Gears are hollowed out to save weight, no mirrors.

Very cool! never seen that before, it looks like a little jet fighter cockpit on wheels.

The Boxfish concept has a resemblance to the new Prius models coming out.

Guff 11-14-2011 04:28 PM

Just tell everyone that it's limited to 155mph. ;)

Ryephile 11-14-2011 05:02 PM

It was Merdedes-Benz that did the Boxfish concept in 2005 to showcase how you can have low drag coefficient and lots of interior volume:

http://img.engadget.com/common/image...65143073365979


--->old greg; thanks for taking the time to write up some aero basics, it's good stuff.


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