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APPENDIX A –
BODY STYLE AND DRAG COEFFICIENTS*
BODY STYLE
DRAG COEFFICIENT
Open Convertible
0.5 – 0.7
Station Wagon and Van Body
0.5 – 0.6
Notchback or Sedan
0.4 – 0.55
Fastback
0.3 – 0.4
Fairings all around, streamlined shape
0.2 – 0.25
K-shape 0.23
Optimum streamliner
0.15 – 0.2
Motorcycles
0.6 – 0.7
Trucks
0.8 – 1.5
Buses
0.6 – 0.7
* Aerodynamic drag data from Bosch Automotive Handbook
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