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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Because the space needed to fit multiple people and cargo becomes an issue with a shape like that. We would have to make the car even longer to accommodate the tail portion.

Also style, while some of us appreciate good aero design, not everyone else does and wouldn’t like the style.

Additionally, while air resistance does impact vehicles, especially at highway speed, it’s not the biggest concern in city driving so for that application, shorter and squat is better then elongated and aerodynamic.