Over time, automobile designs have converged. We saw more diverse designs in the past. Why?
There are only so many solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations that are passably aerodynamic. So the selection pressure has become more uniform.
So argues Geoff West in Scale.
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Hmm this one I think is originally a consequence of tax and emissions laws, not really customer preference. I recall reading that station wagons would have been popular but couldn’t pass sedan-chassis emissions requirements. SUVs are truck chassis and a loophole thing.
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