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What's with car makers these days eh? With the Paris motor show looming I keep reading about these eco concepts from Renault, Citroen and Peugeot etc etc. and their desire to produce a '2L' car (240ish mpg). They are doing good things like reducing weight, looking at alternative hybrid powertrains and of course, aerodynamics. BUT they keep making these concepts based on SUVs. What the? Why not start with an already small and aero car?
I'll use this Citroen as an example:
Why start with a brick when looking for aero benefits?
I think VW is the only manufacturer to properly do this in the current era (even if this was a few years ago):
