[mikeyouse]

This isn't well informed -- Mirrors are a substantial source of increased drag. Something like 5% of the air resistance of a vehicle comes from the outside mirrors -- over the life of a car, that's worth several hundred gallons of gas, and across the population of cars, several billions of dollars in savings to consumers. I fret about the longevity of the technical solutions (mirrors on cars from the 60s work as well today as they did when they were installed) but it could be a huge boon.

[fingerlocks]

Wouldn’t removing the front mirrors cause helmholtz resonance[1], aka annoying “window drums”, when the front window is rolled down? If you’ve ever driven with only the rear windows down you’ll know what I’m talking about.

[1] https://jalopnik.com/why-do-slightly-opened-car-windows-make...

[Piskvorrr]

If you're doing that, you have introduced a far larger source of turbulence than the mirrors ever could produce.

[fingerlocks]

If you're doing what? I don't follow

[kjeetgill]

Driving with the windows down at freeway speeds.