03-20-2013, 03:15 AM
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Originally Posted by travisjb
two reasons for OEMs to spend engineering $ on underbody aero... one is downforce what we want, two is fuel efficiency what honda consumers want... the civic is a mature platform in a very competitive class, where the consumer cares a lot about fuel efficiency... not sure if a z buyer would pay more for an extra 0.5 mpg and guessing most Z buyers wouldn't be able to feel an extra 100-200 lbs of rear downforce. i could be wrong but i think we're in a small group and nissan knows it
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i agree we're part of a small niche but it wouldnt hurt nissan to have fabbed up an extra sheet of underpanelling to help with aerodynamics and reduce some of that rear bumper parachute effect. mpg would just be a nice byproduct
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