> And part of the reason that cars are ugly now, and that they have so many curves, is because they are more fuel-efficient; the aerodynamics of a “teardrop” de

> And part of the reason that cars are ugly now, and that they have so many curves, is because they are more fuel-efficient; the aerodynamics of a “teardrop” design help reduce the impact of wind on the open road (ironically a design staple of Saab in the 1980s). Fuel consumption maybe better on an engine level, but the resulting total it seems to be more or less the same as 80 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29321519#29322389 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29321519#29322389