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http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/mg20327211truck-to-the-future

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Designer Luigi Colani with one of his truck designs at the Colani Museum in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Anyone else see a little XB-70 in the design above?

http://smsread.com/blog/aerodynamic-semi-truck-of-the-future.html


http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucks_at_work/2009/05/26/aerodynamic-and-cool/


http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/aerodyamics-big-rigs-16892.html


http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2009/12/radical-aerodynamic-semi-truck-with-0-29-cd-offers-dramatic-fuel-savings/


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This proposal by European truck maker MAN slips though the air with a 0.29 Cd (coefficient of drag), instead of the more typical 0.57 Cd.
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