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Subject:Re: Why don't we have these kinds of Pop top here in the USA "Atlantic "
From:Mike S
Date:Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:57:38 -0400

At 08:11 PM 9/26/2008, Michael Snow wrote...
>I can't imagine that the aerodynamics are significantly different.

Ditto. The surface area is the same, and the area which has been moved
back is a very small fraction of the total front end area.

The V is a box on wheels, there's not a whole lot to be done to
_significantly_ affect the aerodynamics. I suspect the single biggest
difference would be from having the underbody panel with which AC gas
heater models were equipped (cuts a lot of turbulence). I'm biased,
I've got one. :-)