{"id":8773,"date":"2021-07-01T13:26:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T13:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dubizzle.com\/blog\/cars\/?p=8773"},"modified":"2022-04-05T10:48:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T10:48:04","slug":"all-about-automotive-aerodynamics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dubizzle.com\/blog\/cars\/all-about-automotive-aerodynamics\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Automotive Aerodynamics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When we talk about car aerodynamics and how far it has come, the most visible change is the design of modern cars. It\u2019s amazing how small changes in design have transformed the automotive and aviation industry over the last decades. Vehicles these days have a sportier and sleeker look as compared to the boxy exterior popular till the 80s. Based on individual research and studies, vehicle manufacturers design their products to take advantage of vehicle aerodynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question remains, how aerodynamics help and why has it become such an important ground for research and development in the automotive sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Car Aerodynamics?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Car aerodynamic is responsible for countering resistive forces at high speed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Aerodynamics in general is the study of airflow around a moving object. In our case, the moving object is a car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in the early days, cars used to be slow and the impact of aerodynamics was almost negligible. However, when you add speed to the equation, the interaction between the airflow and exotic cars<\/a> becomes a lot more important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, the whole theory of automotive aerodynamics is based on two key interactions, drag and lift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drag<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Drag is basically the opposite force generated by a car moving across the air. As air is still a medium, a car speeding through the air will face resistance or in other words friction. Hence, the design of the car and speed plays a vital role in drag magnitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drag Formula<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

D = Cd x A x 0.5<\/strong>\u03c1<\/strong> x V<\/strong>2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we break down the drag formula, we can understand exactly what factors influence the drag force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n