Check out the bottom of the civic hybrid
check out the bottom of my dad's civic hybrid. The Cd is supposedly .27, and it has a partial belly pan under part of the front of the car and near the back. It is suspiciously missing sections on either side behind the rear wheels.
Wouldnt there be less drag with these areas covered? it doesnt seem like it would cost very much to cover these areas, if they were already putting a plastic panel in that area. Any guesses why they wouldnt cover those areas?
At least on one side, it wouldnt be anywhere near the exhaust...even on the exhaust side, some improvement could easily be made. also, the lip of the rear bumper is a sharp edge that sticks out and overlaps the belly pan, it looks as if it would catch some air.
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