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I like the surfacing, the shape of the sides and the rear, especially the spoiler around the rear screen (which should provide enough turbulence to allow that curved tail to be retained), and the lower section of the rear wings.
However, I know it's only a computer model, but...
I would imagine you need more height and width in the front (and possibly back) wings with a good radius above the arches to allow for suspension travel. At the moment it looks like one bump would have both tyres on the arches and the front ones would smash through the wings. Higher rear wings over the wheels would help eliminate that somewhat concave look they have in the rear 3/4 view.
Then you have huge windows which cannot drop because they are bigger than the doors, so you are going to need a split at the rear.
And those huge vents along the doors and at the rear of the windows are (I presume) there to feed a mid-mounted engine (no room for a front one) that gets very hot, but there is nowhere for the heated air to escape. You will need rear vents on the tops of the rear wings or on the back panel. Perhaps the base of the rear screen with that neat spoiler would be a good place for an exit vent. You'd want it high up to counteract lift.
Then again, you have an enormous air intake up front which is surely enough to service a radiator, cabin air and an engine intake so maybe you don't need the rear vents at all.
Finally european legislation would probably demand that the mirrors be attached to the doors, not the wings. (and demand wipers, repeaters, etc)