Sporting a body kit inspired by BMW's successful GT racing machinery, the car's
aero package generates up to 350lbf of downforce at 150mph.
In total, the R's
aero package generates 155 kg more downforce at maximum speed than the regular AMG GT.
Not exact matches
Additionally, McLaren gave the new concept an ultra-advanced active aerodynamic
package called Integrated Active
Aero, which works by «opening tiny aperture covers around air inlets on key surfaces during cornering to create drag and
generate downforce, rather than moving the surfaces altogether.»
But it's also due to an evolved
aero package, obvious from the photos, with the jutting front splitter and enlarged rear diffuser meaning there's up to 1,000 kg of the invisible force being
generated.
As if the standard car's performance wasn't impressive enough, Aston Martin has extracted more power from the V12, taking total power past 1100bhp, dropped the weight to 1000 kg, and grafted an
aero package on that
generates 1000 kg of downforce.
There's a new 7 - speed transverse gearbox supplied by XTrac (still a single clutch paddle - operated system), new front and rear subframes to help with the cooling requirements and
aero loads now
generated, new suspension uprights and four - way adjustable Öhlins dampers, the latest generation Brembo carbon ceramic brakes, the incredible aerodynamic
package developed in conjunction with Dallara, a new e-diff at the rear as well as a raft of electronic changes.
But more than just power, the C7 benefits from a redeveloped
aero package with the larger adjustable wing capable of
generating 950 pounds of downforce.
Two
aero packages are offered with the car - a low wing that is claimed to
generate 70 % more downforce than the Z06 and an adjustable high wing that Chevrolet claims to
generate over 431 kg of downforce at the rear.
This extensive
package also includes an electronic limited - slip differential, differential and transmission cooling, additional engine cooling, larger slotted front brakes, a downforce -
generating aero package, shorter gear ratios for increased acceleration, Michelin Pilot Super Sport summer tires and stiffer shocks, dampers and roll bars.