Adding a big rear wing to your car instantly piles on the cool points. But big aero packs don’t have to be an aftermarket option, sometimes they can be picked up straight from the factory.
With this in mind, we wanted to uncover the best factory rear wings you’ve seen fitted to “The Car.” To do this, we turned to you and asked “What’s the coolest stock rear wing ever?”
Here are some of the best responses we received.
“Original 911 whale tail.”
Let’s get the obvious suggestions out the way early on. In the mid-‘70s, the ‘Ducktail’ wing on Porsche’s 911 morphed into this majestic creation, the ‘Whale Tail’. You can’t help but love it.
Suggested by: 1nightstan
“Charger Daytona/Plymouth Superbird, the height of wing audacity.”
Another popular, obvious and excellent suggestion is the Dodge Charger Daytona or the Plymouth Superbird, whichever version you’re feeling on this fine day. An excellent Little Wing.
Suggested by: Steve Thomas (Facebook)
“My first and second choices were taken. But I think there is a good third choice.
“Because it is only there to be cool. It slows the car down and messes with the aerodynamic balance.
“BUT... it is cool and very iconic.”
The massive rear wing on the back of the Lamborghini Countach was famously all about the look. It did nothing to improve the performance of the Italian supercar.
Suggested by: yeardley68
“Dodge Neon SRT-4. Such a tame little car before, made so much better with a massive wing.”
Now that the obvious choices are out the way, what about the wing on this little Dodge Neon, looks pretty neat doesn’t it?
Suggested by: Calder Smith (Facebook)
“Merkur XR4Ti/Ford Sierra. We’ve got one, yes... but what about a second wing?
“(Yes, I know the bottom one is actually a spoiler)”
Two wings are always better than one. That’s just science.
Suggested by: skuhnphoto
“There are so many iconic ones that as soon as you see them, you know what they are like the Sierra RS500 Cosworth, 190E Evo and the Charger Daytona.
“However, my favorite wing ever is probably the F40 because it spawned an entire movement of aftermarket wings back in the 90's and every time you saw a car with one, you literally called it ‘an F40 wing’.”
A wing you could eat your dinner off of, the Ferrari F40's rear end is iconic.
Suggested by: Nate Churche (Facebook)
“The Lotus Esprit V8 wing. It shouldn’t look this good, being a curvy wing on a pretty angular car... but it just works.”
From one red supercar to another, this time it’s the Lotus Esprit. This British icon proved that angles and curves can live together in harmony.
Suggested by: lastminutebastrd
“The organic-ness of the stock 3rd gen RX-7 wing. My ‘95 did not have one from the factory but I bought one to install, discovered the rare Mazdaspeed wing, bought one of those before I installed the stock one, and now thinking I will go with the factory one after all.”
Cute ‘lil spoiler on a cute ‘lil car. Nice work Mazda.
Suggested by: Steve Cirian (Facebook)
“I think the single-piece carbon fiber wing (with the F logo somehow integrated into the weave) on the RC-F Track Edition is one of the most beautiful pieces of aerodynamics fitted to any car ever.”
Big wing equals big performance, that’s how it works. If so, this RC-F should be a stone-cold stunner on the track.
Suggested by: the-nsx-was-only-in-development-for-4-years
“Apollo Intensa Emozione rear end is ridiculously insane.”
A third of this car’s length is covered by its rear wing. That’s just ridiculous. I love it.
Suggested by: Daniel Gonzalez (Facebook)
“I always liked the unconventional spoiler of the Pontiac Sunfire and Dodge Stealth mounted high on the trunk lid towards the rear window. Although perhaps not the most functional aerodynamically, it was unique and cool in a 90's kitsch kind of way.”
Blink and you’ll miss this small, yet mighty, little wing on the back of this Pontiac.
Suggested by: regnis78
“Mazdaspeed Protege 03.5 wing is similar to the styles of an Evo or STI wing, makes a small car look a lot more aggressive.”
Launched in 2003, the Protege was the first production car to wear the Mazdaspeed badge. Alongside the sporty branding, it also wore this sleek new wing.
Suggested by: Avery Hall (Facebook)
“The weird and wonderful Lancia Stratos.”
I mean, it’s just perfect. Look at it!
Suggested by: garland137
“The 3rd Gen Z28 wing was extremely tasteful and fit the lines well.”
If the Lotus Esprit proved that angles and curves can work together in harmony, then the Camaro showed that angles and more angles is even better.
Suggested by: Prentice Parton (Facebook)
“I’m disappointed in you all. There are few spoilers more iconic than the one on the MKIV Supra.”
We all had a picture of a fourth-generation Supra up on our wall at some point, right? That proves it’s worthy of a spot on this list.
Suggested by: mrmcgeein3d