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> slightly less fuel economy I think the issue is that it isn't slight. Air resistance increases in a cubic ratio to speed. Aerodynamics make a big difference
by redblacktree 11y ago
> slightly less fuel economy
I think the issue is that it isn't slight. Air resistance increases in a cubic ratio to speed. Aerodynamics make a big difference at highway speeds.
- jessriedel 11y agoThey knew aerodynamics in the 1950's too, and the fuel prices were very similar in inflation adjusted terms. http://inflationdata.com/inflation/images/charts/Oil/Gasoline_inflation_chart.htm http://inflationdata.com/inflation/images/charts/Oil/Gasolin... (And we are richer then we were before, so modern folks are more willing to pay extra for fashion). The difference between then and now is definitely regulatory.
- dragonwriter 11y ago> And we are richer then we were before Well, that depends who "we" is. "Car owners" as a whole may well be poorer than in the 1950s in inflation adjusted terms: median income has gone up some, but car ownership has moved down the economic scale, too. And there are different looks at the top end of the market, the part that caters to people who are willing to pay extra for fashion.