Aerodynamics

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…

Happy Sunday! Welcome to Holy Shift, where we highlight big innovations in the auto and racing industries each…

Keeping race cars grounded to the ground requires thorough aerodynamic engineering and research. That can lead to…

In a perfect race car design world, all shapes would be clean, and you’d need just one wing out back, one wing up…

The extremely dull race known as the 2015 Pure Michigan 400 was a dumpster fire at best. Please send firefighters,…

This is Monster Tajima (of Pikes Peak fame) on a qualifying run up the longest all-gravel hillclimb in the world.…