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      08-28-2020, 01:27 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by arijaycomet View Post
Assume you mean CD (coefficient of drag)? In which case I see our car is 0.30 and the Mini 0.39 -- so yes, that would help. But at the speeds of my test drive, would not have been impactful. Weight, however, would be. But even then the Mini being only 5% more based on the data I can find, probably not perceived by the normal driver. Interesting that the i3 which looks more boxy is actually more slippery, that is crazy!
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