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Priuses are slippery little kammback hatches with hard tires and a drivetrain designed to minimize Cd and stop-start traffic fuel consumption. A semi is a brick
by theodric 3y ago
Priuses are slippery little kammback hatches with hard tires and a drivetrain designed to minimize Cd and stop-start traffic fuel consumption. A semi is a brick that bullies the wind out of the way all day every day for two million miles before needing a rebuild. They're very different animals for very different use cases.
- thsksbd 3y agoIts a long brick though, it shouldn't be considered a bluff body
- yossarian88 3y agoSure, the wake is thinner relative to the length, but that's not the relevant variable. The drag is still way higher for the same frontal area than for the same width body that's shaped like a prius. and thus power required is much higher.