I agree that the behavior is going to be speed dependent.
This diagram is speculation on my part but is how I imagine it could be based on what I've seen from the pickup truck example (tailgate UP gets better MPG). Interesting read here.
Really I have no idea how accurate this is, take it...
I bought weather tech on my last car. They do fine for protection but after the first winter they looked horrible and nothing I did made them look good. Just caked with salt and dust, scrubbed and scrubbed and always had a dirty haze. I guess there is probably no way around that, there probably...
This reminds me of the test done where a truck gets better MPG with the tailgate UP, which is counterintuitive. Tailgate down increases drag - you would think it would make the truck “smoother” but the tailgate up creates a large rolling cushion of air in the bed that keeps the air flowing...
Thanks for posting. I have the same color combo on order but have apprehensions that it may look a bit “army/camo” when seeing the green and brown together if the shades are just right.
At the same time I am considering maybe the Bordeaux leather as a complementary color to the green, but I...