Many modern car features you see today trace their origins back to the high-speed, high-stakes world of racing. Engineers and ...
Audi has filed a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a movable spoiler. Audi has designed this new system to improve aerodynamics on SUVs by eliminating “flow ...
Whale tails and wicked wings can help some of the fast cars avoid taking flight, but are they necessary for grocery getters? Photo by Ford Motor Co. Question: Do spoilers on cars really serve any ...
Here is the physics behind front splitters: they increase drag to create downforce, pressing the car onto the road for better ...
Among the many tech tricks on the 2014 911 Turbo is active aerodynamics, something Porsche was eager to show off in this video. While Porsche has had rear spoilers that deploy at speed in the past, ...
The GT Track series is AMG’s love letter to racetrack-ready sports coupes, but the GT Track Sport concept takes the whole ...
Or you could go faster without adding a single horsepower by making the car sleeker, being more friendly about inviting the air to step out of your way. That means getting familiar with aerodynamics, ...
Q: Dear Greg, my question is regarding aerodynamics and high speed on ordinary passenger cars. I see so many older coupes and sedans with high output engines and my gut feeling is that the car will ...
NASCAR engineer Seth Dillard uses real-world aerodynamics software to prove Lightning McQueen's smile is actually a drag.
NASCAR Computational Fluid Dynamics expert Seth Dillard has run Lightning McQueen through his race car aero simulator, ...
The 992-generation Porsche 911 may not look very different to its predecessor, but the new sports car is loaded with advanced technologies that make it far superior to the 991. Among these ...