So do these newer blunt front cars also help carry pedestrians up and over
the windshield? :) My Dodge truck, blunt as a brick, tends to harvest huge
amounts of insects while driving, but I would guess it has a less than
optimal airflow around the body
Dave Brisco
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From: Keith0alan@aol.com [mailto:Keith0alan@aol.com]
With the pressure to get as good a gas mileage as possible I expect they
figured out how to keep the drag numbers low. One thing I noticed is how
many
more bugs the roadster collects compared to a modern car. I suspect this
is due to abrupt changes in air flow direction particularly in the
windshield area. The bugs being denser than air cannot keep up and end up
against
the windshield. Modern cars with smoother flow carry the bugs around the
car
better. This airflow improvement should produce less drag.
keith
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