Several advances in aerodynamics technology after the '70s completely revolutionized the car world, making cars sleeker, ...

The car was shaped like a teardrop and even had wings to channel air more efficiently, boasting an aerodynamic coefficient of just 0.28 Cd. Later, in the 1930s, Wunibald Kamm introduced the ...

Among the sciences and practices involved in building an automobile, aerodynamics is one of the most important. Creating a car that can efficiently cut through or manipulate the air around it is a ...

For the gearhead, aerodynamics means confidence. Well-designed aero elements help performance cars stay stuck to the tarmac at high speeds, allowing the driver to sling and yank the car in and out of ...

In the early 1900s, cars were not designed with particular aesthetics in mind. They were primarily built to be practical and utilitarian. The introduction of the Ford Model T in 1908, the first ...

In the early days of the automobile, there were some truly wild ideas as designers around the world tried to find the best form for the autocar. Most of these creations were boxy and slab sided, with ...

The 1970s marked the three-box sedan era’s peak, but the decade’s pressures were pushing automakers toward an aerodynamic shift. Factors like the 1970s fuel crisis and increased highway speeds ...

After launching a revised Model Y at the beginning of 2025, Tesla promised its original product duo, the Model S sedan and Model X SUV, would be next. The beleaguered automaker, which has seen sales ...

Powertrains: 362-horsepower rear electric motor (A6 e-Tron), 422-hp dual electric motors (A6 e-Tron Quattro) or 496-hp dual electric motors with 543-hp launch control (S6 e-Tron); 100-kilowatt-hour ...

Based on my research, aerodynamics for stock car racing has never been adequately defined. Body shapes and methods that improved the aero efficiency of stock cars related to drag and downforce have ...

But the aerodynamic analyses car designers rely on are excruciatingly slow. “We’ll release a design surface, and then it can take days or weeks to get a full set of analysis back on the performance of ...