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I should have said: aerodynamically optimized. Because definitely you may want/need vertical space but still have the overall shape optimized given the height.
by jerome-jh 7y ago
I should have said: aerodynamically optimized. Because definitely you may want/need vertical space but still have the overall shape optimized given the height.
- pif 7y agoNot even! I don't like how curvy cars have gotten during the last decades. I hate how the side shape switched from a net horizontal-45°-horizontal[1] to a dome[2]! [1]: https://prod.pictures.autoscout24.net/listing-images/ffa3ac8e-9b0d-5c41-e053-e250040a320d_011116b8-714b-4bb9-9f51-a0a384316a68.jpg/640x480.jpg https://prod.pictures.autoscout24.net/listing-images/ffa3ac8... [2]: https://www.automotorinews.it/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/toyota-prius-mpv-300x216.jpg https://www.automotorinews.it/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/toy...
- jerome-jh 7y agoAnd that's why the Prius is economical even on highways. Its mileage on highways is somewhat better than a SUV, hybrid or not, because of the shape.