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Re:Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use by dingaling on Friday June 23, 2023 @09:44AM (#36446751)
Modern cars are universally the opposite of the optimum subsonic shape, which is a hemispherical leading section tapering into a cone.

The 1914 Alfa Aerodinamica by Castagna was closer to the optimum than anything from 2023.

Even engineless EVs persist with a long bonnet.

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Re:Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use by oblio on Friday June 23, 2023 @01:58PM (#36450209)
I'm actually waiting for the bonnet to be reduced to the minimum length for the crumple zone. It would make driving and parking much easier.
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