Sentences with phrase «downforce as»

The back end wears a massive spoiler that stretches the entire width of the car, though it looks smaller than the one that provides the TS050 with downforce as it blasts down the Mulsanne Straight during the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Scheduled to be unveiled in front of the audience in New York Auto Show, the 570S Coupe features rear flying buttresses that increase downforce as well as adding grace, and complex door tendons that direct additional air to cool the mid-mounted V8 engine.

That is approximately five times as much downforce as a McLaren 12C.

The result: The 2019 911 GT3 RS produces more than twice as much downforce as the regular 911 GT3 at 124 mph.

However, much work has been done to refine the aerodynamics of the race car, making sure airflow is directed to maximize downforce as needed.

Wing Man With technology adopted from the LFA, a wing deploys from the RC F trunk lid at a vehicle speed of approximately 50 mph to increase downforce as vehicle speed rises.

Being aerodynamically efficient means that BMW designed the M4 to keep drag as low as possible and to create as much downforce as it could within the design constraints.

Yes, the Civic Type R generates actual positive downforce as opposed to merely combating lift, which Honda claims is unique for a hot hatch.

The P1 is estimated to create five times as much downforce as the MP4 - 12C, and registers at a level close to the 12C's GT3 racing variant.

You're not as fast with full downforce as you are if you trim it out.

Although the aerodynamics package does not produce the same levels of downforce as the GT1 car, the C6.R is more predictable over a wide range of speeds.

This winding route means that cornering — both speed and stability — is one of the most important aspects of this sprint, so the car needs as much downforce as possible in the corners in the thin mountain air to keep it all together.

Aerodynamics — In addition to the usual wings and diffusers attached to the cars, this Ferrari has active aerodynamic aids (also known as fans) to extract air from under the car and provide even more downforce as needed.

Of course, the airflow is optimized for downforce as well as cooling the mighty engine and drivetrain.

The eight - setting Motec traction control and 12 - setting Bosch ABS system can be dialed in from a ««Knight Rider» - style steering wheel, and more than twice the downforce as the road car is delivered courtesy of an adjustable rear spoiler the size of a park bench.

Perhaps the most trick aspect of the RP1 is its aero package, which was designed originally by a team of ex-McLaren F1 engineers using the very latest computer technologies, and which is constantly being tweaked to give the car increasing amounts of downforce as its development evolves.

That said, the F12 is aerodynamically advanced, with both a low coefficient of drag (0.30) and as much downforce as you're likely to see in a road car (a claimed 271 lb at 124 mph.)

I m not convinced that «the greates F1 designer of all time» said specificly that this car will have as much downforce as a LMP1 without a big wing.

With a 4.0 - liter flat - six making 514 hp and 346 lb - ft of torque, the GT3 RS is estimated by Porsche to hit 60 mph in 3 seconds flat, and thanks to a new aero kit, generate twice as much downforce as the regular 911 GT3.

At high speeds the car worked great, but at low speed it was all over the place, as it was prone to suddenly losing and then regaining all its downforce as the air pressure moved around - an effect known as «porpoising».

Not exact matches

There are a number of reasons for this - as well as the obvious loss of downforce, by following in the wake of another car the dirty air generated causes the follower to slide around and overheat their tyres, which makes the idea of a driver dropping a couple of seconds behind a rival a more effective strategy.

«Pretty mega, the turbo creates a new challenge in traction as the torque is pretty hefty, but the high - speed downforce is really good, and the noise isn't half bad (though I do miss the screaming V8).

Those cars utilised ground effect to generate enormous downforce from the underbody as well as the wings, but with the 80, the idea was to turn the whole car into one big wing.

As a result the cars were absolutely covered in all sorts of flicks, scoops, horns, and other appendages as teams sought to gain every last little bit of downforce they coulAs a result the cars were absolutely covered in all sorts of flicks, scoops, horns, and other appendages as teams sought to gain every last little bit of downforce they coulas teams sought to gain every last little bit of downforce they could.

«It's a less physical car than in Formula 1 because of the downforce and because of the power steering as well.

He was obviously feeling confident as he was among the drivers who ran the lowest downforce for his qualifying run, and it seems it definitely paid off.

Allow Jackie Stewart to show just how tough Monaco is in the wet, especially way back in 1971 when cars had less downforce and were not as advanced as the F1 machines we see on track today.

All those overtakes were made possible by the lower downforce cars, which allow the cars to follow each other closely as well as making it tougher for drivers to be consistent.

The reduced downforce also has the knock - on effect of tyres taking longer to come up to operating temperature (there are no tyre warmers in IndyCar) as well as making them wear out quicker because the drivers are sliding around more.

That will almost certainly not be the case in 2017 as, like in F1, the regulations have changed to allow for faster cars with more downforce and more power, which should make for some spectacular viewing.

The first of the flyaways following the «European leg» of the season and the teams return to a high downforce street circuit, as such there were plenty of new parts available to the teams.

In addition, the loss of downforce it causes makes the wing a safety critical component, as accidental deployment of it could be disastrous.

That pushing force is then lost (in fact, the downforce from the weight may even reduce the energy - absorbing effects of your running shoes over time as the soles get more and more compressed from the lifting).

The controls are tight as a gasket, and the whole «sim» aspect of this racing sim will delight genre fanatics when they see the absurd degree to which tuning setups can be customized — tire pressure, downforce, camber angle, whatever.

Helping keep the Alfa Romeo Giulia planted to the pavement are a host of aids including an active front splitter for improved downforce, as well as a an active differential with torque vectoring to keep it settled in high - speed corners.

The car's active aero bodywork can also generate as much as 100 kg of downforce.

The remaining areas of non-structural bodywork are still subject to evolution and change as Adrian [Newey] continues to explore way of finding more downforce.»

This time, two bodystyles were offered for the same car — although as they were the same length it's not accurate to call them «short» and «long» tails, more like high downforce and low drag.

The fixed rear wing extends beyond the width of the bodywork, as does the front splitter, to provide maximum downforce.

Downforce won't be lost though, as the engineers switched the primary generation from wings, winglets, and dive planes, to ground effects and the IndyCar's floor.

The rear diffuser has also been tweaked to assist in reducing lift and producing as much as 100 kg of downforce at maximum speed.

As a result, the Vulcan doesn't force you to make a leap of faith in the way high - downforce racing cars tend to.

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You feel the increased grip effects of the Performante's «aero - vectoring» technology over supercars with less downforce, such as the McLaren 720S, though it didn't come close to the aero - assassin grip of the Ford GT.

Active panels in the bodywork constantly move to meet the cooling demands of the V10 power unit — a nod to the iconic SRT and Dodge Viper mills — as well as adjusting aerodynamic downforce across the car.

Similar to the recently revealed Mercedes - AMG Project One, and the Aston Martin Valkyrie, McLaren's Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo car follows function over form, as every line, crease, canard, wing, and inlet have been designed to produce speed, downforce, and giving players the ultimate track car of their dreams.

Underneath, the Superfast channels air as astutely as an F1 car, capturing and funneling the flow with near - surgical precision to reduce drag while simultaneously improving downforce.

Even so, downforce should be around the same as the GT3 RS.

There's also an electronic airbrake at the back and winglets at the front that move to alter the centre of pressure as the downforce increases at speed.

We'd not be surprised to see hybrid technology feature on the next GT - R either, as it does on the 2020, which also uses an active rear wing to develop 400 kg of downforce at 186mph.