The Aero was a range of

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studies created by

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as a testbed for future aerodynamic improvements to car bodies. The first model was the 1981 Aero X, a five-door hatchback. In 1982 the Aero 2000 was shown, a smaller two-door car, it had several unique features, such as front and rear fender skirts, a kammback design, and a smoothed underbelly. Almost all of these features have been incorporated into modern hybrid car designs at some point, with the exception of front fender skirts. The Aero 2000 had a

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of 0.23, but had no engine so could not be driven. The Aero 2002 was shown a year later at the 1983 with its much improved of 0.14. Designed by

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, it was to influence the 1984 Chevrolet Citation IV Concept

References

* Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles. Edited by Wolf-Heinrich Hucho. (c) Butterworth & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, 1987. Boston (c)1987. * Five GM Concept models. Car Styling 44, Autumn 1983, pp 6–23
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