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Originally Posted by kozzi
It's not just you lol. In addition to your questions / observations, we know how important aerodynamic / wind tunnel tests are to BMW. In the G01, they sealed the "air breathers" and got an industry leading CD (30i = CD 0.29 and M40i = CD 0.33). Do you also think that the production X3M does not / may not have the signature M fender flares because it would mess with the G01's aerodynamics / CD? It will be interesting to see if the X3M requires functional air breathers and no fender flares to keep that CD low.  |
I suspect BMW places major emphasis on aerodynamics in their Design process, while(st) also having financial efficiency in mind. Perhaps it is needed in the M but not in the other models (so rather than having separate panels just plug those that don't need it)? I would trade a weekend at the Performance Center for a day at their Wind Tunnel facility to watch the G01 being tweaked.
Looking forward to more of Palbay's photos in the near future!