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Downforce is a
downwards lift
force created by the
aerodynamic features of a vehicle. If the
vehicle is a car, the
purpose of
downforce is to
allow the...
- much more
downforce than any
other open-wheel formula; Indycars, for example,
produce downforce equal to
their weight (that is, a
downforce:weight ratio...
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unique performance differentiator is the fan
powered downforce system,
giving 2,000 kg of
downforce from 0 mph. The car was
first presented at the Goodwood...
- to
produce 3,363
newtons (756 lbf) of
downforce at 200 km/h (124 mph) and 7,602
newtons (1,709 lbf) of
downforce at 300 km/h (186 mph),
before decreasing...
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speeds achieved by
generating large amounts of
aerodynamic downforce. Much of this
downforce is
generated by
front and rear wings,
which have the side...
- The fan ****isted aero
design allows for a 30%
increase in
downforce when a 'high
downforce' mode is selected,
channelling air
through aero
ducts perpendicular...
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steering column or the gear selector.
Unlike its predecessors, the high-
downforce Attack variant of the
Jesko has Koenigsegg's 'Triplex'
dampers at the...
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effects which have been
exploited in
automotive aerodynamics to
create downforce,
particularly in
racing cars. This has been the
successor to the earlier...
- comparison, the
ground effects Porsche 956
produced over
three times as much
downforce as the
older model Porsche 917 that
raced over a
decade earlier. In 1983...
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against the wing and
results in less
downforce. In the
absence of
significant lateral forces (straight line), less
downforce allows faster acceleration and...
