Aerodynamics

However you think this thing works, I promise it's weirder

United Airlines announced a plan to buy 15 supersonic jets from a still-in-testing startup Thursday, returning the…

Lewis Hamilton said after qualifying in Spain this past weekend that the Red Bull cars had “bendy” rear wings on…

Tyler Reddick’s first full-time NASCAR season was a strange one: the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the world,…

The aero cars of Formula 1 in the late 1970s and early 1980s were already playing with modern concepts, but they…

The other day, someone on Twitter reached out to see if I knew anything about a particular vintage Volkswagen…

We’ve all heard the phrase “As aerodynamic as a brick wall.” I certainly have, due in part to the fact that I drive…

For decades automotive aerodynamics were viewed almost as an act of the dark arts. Progress in this arena has been…

The current Formula One regulations have produced a car that creates a lot of turbulence behind it as it cuts…

NASCAR teams are great at bending rules until they break, working around new rules that dock car performance, and…

Formula One might cultivate a reputation as the pinnacle of motorsports, the most technically advanced series out…

The Lotus Esprit’s initial design was a classic shape, one that Lotus didn’t want to change for a good three…

While things have been more fortunate this year, most of the 2017 Formula One season was an absolute parade. The…

Every automaker is desperate nowadays to find new ways of gaining fuel efficiency, especially now that electric cars…

Don’t feel bad. Everybody sucks at aerodynamics. Well, I guess people who have actually studied aerodynamics don’t,…

You never really know how how much race cars depend on their aerodynamics until they suddenly snap off at high…

Porsches have had active aero elements since 1989, when the Porsche 964s were equipped with an…

Formula One’s preseason tests have proven the cars are faster, with Valtteri Bottas crushing Circuit de…

Shortly after the unveiling of Tesla’s Model 3 earlier this month, Elon Musk took to Twitter in a storm of…

If you’ve never seen a car set up for a banked oval up close before, it’s fascinating to see just how much of the…