E30 aerodynamic testing

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German-Whips
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Sat May 11, 2013 1:49 am

Came across this on youtube earlier on; shows aerodynamic testing being carried out on a prefacelift cab.

I'm quite surprised to be honest! There isn't much flow separation or significant disturbance around the front end as I thought there would be for a car this box shaped!

Only bits I could see being a problem were the wing mirrors protruding and causing disturbance!

Don't be fooled by the square looking shape, it turns out that the E30 is actually a pretty well designed and aerodynamic car for it's time, apart from the wing mirrors! :D

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Sat May 11, 2013 7:59 am

Carp, does this mean those horrible Mickey mouse ear wing mirrors have a real advantage?
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