If the shape with the least air-resistance is a raindrop πŸ’§, why are most cars shaped like a backwards raindrop? πŸš—

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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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Mainly because we, as humans, need to SEE out of the car. And most cars have the engine in front (as that’s better for cargo.)

Because of these two things, we often get the “reverse teardrop.”

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