Do you really think so with all of the openwork? What wind resistance? lol. I would be more concerned over the added weight of the ironwork... as to the cold, what about rainstorms?
Yes, absolutly. All those openings and gratework create turbulence. When an object operates in turbulent air flow (such as every part of the car behind any part operating in clean air), it's coefficient of drag increases dramatically.
Those old VW bugs were never very aerodynamic to begin with,
Actually, they were way ahead of their times. With a little work to clean up the front and rear, the shape is incredibly efficient and capable of some pretty impressive downforce without any wings. It's major failing is the flat windshield, and there's not a whole lot you can do about that.
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