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It's not like we were all driving in Chevrolet Bel Airs in the 90s and now switched to Lamborghinis.

• LanceH 5y ago
  It is an variable that very obviously needs to be controlled and is worth mentioning.
  • papito 5y ago
    The studies for this are scarce, but this is curious and counterintuitive: "The research also found that modern cars, with a more aerodynamic body shape, killed more insects than boxier vintage cars up to 70 years old." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windshield_phenomenon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windshield_phenomenon
  • toss1 5y ago
    Yup, not only that, but the Lamborghini Countach has a Cd of 0.42, while every car on this list has a lower Cd, except for the original VW Beetle [1]. (Although, TBF, the Lambo's wing and aero package adds a lot of drag in exchange for much greater downforce) [1] https://ecomodder.com/wiki/Vehicle_Coefficient_of_Drag_List https://ecomodder.com/wiki/Vehicle_Coefficient_of_Drag_List
• thisiscorrect 5y ago
  My intuition for aerodynamics must not be as good as yours. But looking at https://caradvise.com/blog/2019/08/17/most-popular-cars-in-the-90s/ https://caradvise.com/blog/2019/08/17/most-popular-cars-in-t... and https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g36005989/best-selling-cars-2021/ https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g36005989/best-selling-car... is interesting. In particular, the way the headlights sit on the front of the car seems to have changed a lot. Cars in the 90s look to have lights that pointed straight ahead. That seems to have evolved over time to a more streamlined position and orientation.
  • datameta 5y ago
    It's mind-boggling how many trucks and SUVs this country owns...