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Reducing Fuel Consumption By Means of Aerodynamic ‘Add-On’ Devices
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The scope for reduction of aerodynamic drag of passenger cars by ‘add-on’ devices has been examined by MIRA in a study sponsored by the U.K. Government. On a car of the popular ‘hatch-back’ style the drag was reduced by up to 31 per cent by these means without detriment to other aerodynamic characteristics. Fuel consumption tests with a similar car showed that with a combination of ‘add-on’ devices giving a 14 per cent drag reduction an overall fuel saving of 6 per cent could be obtained in mixed road conditions.
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Citation
Carr, G., "Reducing Fuel Consumption By Means of Aerodynamic ‘Add-On’ Devices," SAE Technical Paper 760187, 1976, https://doi.org/10.4271/760187.Also In
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