Most pec...bizarre aerodynamics thread.

[wesley123]

Team Need For Speed's Scion Tc for the Global Time Attack

[gridwalker]

The 1993 Simtek shrouded cantilever front suspension concept (stillborn due to regulation changes)

[outer_bongolia]

Awesome ground effect car.

[J.A.W.]

Kawasaki shows 'teaser' vid of aero-winglets on pending new road bike..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGmjysEyhmU

[xpensive]

The gorgeous 1974 Maki F101

[xpensive]

The 1969 Pininfarina Sigma F1 car;

[xpensive]

I believe we had this before, but the Chaparral 2H is so outrageous;

[MadMatt]

I love Chaparral cars. So ahead of their time. I guess this picture would be the perfect definition of the thread title:



Genius!

[J.A.W.]

This current VW Intermot show car.. ..claims a drag coefficient of 0.258..
http://www.cycleworld.com/2014/10/01/fi ... -xl-sport/

[xpensive]

Like this?

[J.A.W.]

Air-brake mode?

[xpensive]

Believe it or not, but this was considered very peculiar at the time;

[MadMatt]

If you though Chaparral was mad, check what Shadow did:





One early model.





A later one. Could go on for hours on these cars. Not really efficient for most of them, but the ideas behind them were really spectacular!



And an evolution of that previous model. But with the radiators mounted under the wing, he lost what he gained with a low frontal area. A proper death trap, imagine going off and hitting a wall with the front end. Not to mention the sides...

[Giblet]

If you thought that the bottom of the s**t aerodynamic solutions barrel has been scratched I present to you....

The 1969 Cosworth F1 car a.k.a. Cosworth's failed attempt to enter the competition with their own Formula 1 car.]

This was also 4wd IIRC and why the car was built. Apparently it was so frustrating to drive a glass of red wine was given to make it less so.

[xpensive]

Actually, I think this front was bizarre enough, what was Gordon Murray thinking, jalousie wings?