If the shape with the least air-resistance is a raindrop 💧, why are most cars shaped like a backwards raindrop? 🚗

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I am basing my question off this [image](https://study.com/cimages/multimages/16/dragcoefficients8851096396303799158.png)

Edit: Okay, okay, I should have said “teardrop” instead of “raindrop.” Talking about the *actual* shape of raindrops doesn’t really help given the visuals I provided.

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My 2 cents: if you look at the profile of a wing, you will recognize a closer match. The problem is that a eing generate lift, while in a car you care about downforce and a way to put the power pf
your wheels into the ground. Same reason faster cars also have spoilers.