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Race car aerodynamics - Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3

Aerodynamics play a critical role in racing. On this Nissan GT-R, we'll check out all of the aero bits that help this car go around the track as fast as possible. From the splitter, dive planes, and ...
The 1969 Ford Torino Talladega was built to satisfy NASCAR homologation rules and helped Ford win 26 races and both ...
The modern automotive industry is obsessed with heavy, overly complicated, and astronomically expensive supercars. But one ...
Jaguar used to make fabulous machines, cars that won Le Mans, set world speed records, and looked like nothing else (for real). The XJ220 was the absolute king of production cars in terms of speed for ...
In nature, the most aerodynamic shape is that of a drop of water, which has a coefficient of drag (Cd) of 0.05. Unfortunately, this is not a practical shape for a vehicle. An object's Cd, or how much ...
From smoke trails and wind tunnels to CFD and AI, why car aerodynamics evolved into a digital-first engineering discipline. Early automotive aerodynamics relied on wind tunnels and visual tools like ...