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I've noticed that many later-model sport sedans and some other vehicles have a new shape for their wheel well fenders. The fenders flare from the car body, and end with a several centimeter flat section before the wheel well. It seems to be a feature across several car brands and models, and seems to be more common in the last few model years.
Does anybody know if there are aerodynamic advantages to this shape, or is it just a style that has caught on? The Tesla below is an example of a vehicle with the flat-section fenders, and the Lexus has the older abrupt style fender shape at the wheel wells...
http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dim...ides/384/812/0/S3848120/slug/l/p4010540-1.jpg
http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dim...1c1017/203726053/01-2011-lexus-lfa-review.jpg
Does anybody know if there are aerodynamic advantages to this shape, or is it just a style that has caught on? The Tesla below is an example of a vehicle with the flat-section fenders, and the Lexus has the older abrupt style fender shape at the wheel wells...
http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dim...ides/384/812/0/S3848120/slug/l/p4010540-1.jpg
http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dim...1c1017/203726053/01-2011-lexus-lfa-review.jpg