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Rear fender skirts look great, but flunk in other ways

Rick Kranz is product editor for Automotive News.
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Rick Kranz
September 19, 2011 05:00 AM

FRANKFURT -- Rear fender skirts certainly make a car appear sleek and extremely aerodynamic.

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