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[SilverBack]

You're right about the weight and wheelbase differences. I'm especially puzzled by why the sedan weighs LESS than the LB. I'll never understand that one.

Also I'm convinced there's slightly higher drag ratio on the LB than the sedan due to less of a slope angle on back window of the LB. It could probably also explain why the entire rear end gets filthy so quickly.

[CtrlAltDefeat]

Originally Posted by SilverBack

You're right about the weight and wheelbase differences. I'm especially puzzled by why the sedan weighs LESS than the LB. I'll never understand that one.

Also I'm convinced there's slightly higher drag ratio on the LB than the sedan due to less of a slope angle on back window of the LB. It could probably also explain why the entire rear end gets filthy so quickly.

IMHO, I think the lb might weigh more because of the additional bracing needed for the back, since there really is no crumple zone there... just a guess, however. I don't know if there is actually more bracing or not, but it makes sense to me.

As far as the rear end goes, I suspect there is a vacuum vortex formed behind the LB which causes the whole streamlined bubble effect that open bed pickup trucks benefit from. It would explain the dirt, and the similar drag coefficient.