Teardrops and wind tunnels: A look at the world’s most aerodynamic cars

Inspired by VW's ARVW concept, we look at the cars with tiny drag coefficients.

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But Cd is only part of aerodynamic drag - drag is actually proportional to CdA (i.e. Cd x A), where A is the frontal area. In other words, minimizing the frontal area is just as important as streamlining the shape.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobil ... #Drag_area

You know how I can tell you didn't finish reading this article?

Huh. In my defense, I did read the entire article, but not the sidebar. I guess I'm used to other web sites where boxes contain ads or pull quotes, not sidebars with useful info.

Holy shit, haha. I had to go back and read that too because I'm conditioned the same way. "Wait, what, a sidebar?!"

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