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Originally Posted by Tcoat
I think when talking in general terms for normal production street cars the body designs are more for appeal with drag forces a distant second. Ya they want to make them efficient but they are not looking at F1 levels of drag and balance.
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F1 deliberately adds drag to add downforce, like airplane wings upside down. The FRS/BRZ has an enviably low drag. The only two better production vehicle CODs at the time were Tesla and Prius, but 0.01-0.02 difference if IIRC. I wanna say 0.26-0.28 range, but might be 0.36-0.38. Regardless it was close. After watching some wind tunnel vids, the difference is largely windshield angle vs the hood and how smooth it rolls over the body. The winners always have the greatest angle between them. Look a Prius, it's pretty much a door stop with wheels.