Advantages of Aerodynamics for Modern Performance Cars

This paper is an evaluative look at why the Chevrolet Corvette is one of the greatest sports cars in the world. Sports cars can be judged in three areas; cost, performance, and comfort, each area will be evaluated as to why these criteria are important, with examples shown to for definition. The Corvette will be shown how it compares in regards to the measurements, and in some cases exceeds them. Showing why it should be considered a great sports car

Introduction Automobile usage has increased in America and elsewhere in the world. In a research done by Sutherland, J., et al. (2004) “The US has a contributed to 200 million passengers in cars and light truck over the past few years. Further in 1990, studies showed that US cars increased six times faster than human population. The leaders in the automotive industry must adopt some key elements to ensure success in this fast-moving environment. They must invest in knowing their markets, building brands, adapting product strategies and taking long-term view on their goals and objectives. This paper outlines some of the key factors which should be considered. Environmental factors automotive designers and engineers have always said the main threats in the American Automotive industry are the environmental factors such as fuel economy and the clean air regulations. Automotive Emission posed different problems than manufacturing discharges such as coal smoke. Increased fossil-fuel emission has resulted from the million car increase. Irritation smog, which is comprised of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, sulfur oxide and other various chemical mixtures are cited in major cities such as Los Angeles. These auto emissions are also said to cause headaches, visual pollutions, contribute to lung cancers and other respiratory disease. In the end, the engineers have designed cars that are better environmental performers, cost effective and fuel efficient to reduce the environmental

My first design was too big to fit on the wedge of wood that we worked with so I had to modify the design by making the top more curved and as a result, the car was shorter than I had originally planned it to be. After the design was complete, we cut out the outlines and taped them onto foam wedges that were the same size as the wooden wedges that we would use later. Then we traced

The Chevrolet Camaro and the Ford Mustang rivalry has been out for a long period of time. Some people say the Camaro is better, but on the other hand there are people saying the Mustang is better. “The Ford Mustang has blown past the Chevy Camaro as America’s best-selling pony car and in June, it was even close” (Migliore 2). There are many factors that can affect this topic from the sunroof to the wheels. Although the Camaros and Mustangs are similar in appearance, they differ in the important aspects of performance and powertrain.

NASCAR, IndyCar and Formula 1 have multiple factors that are similar or different, such as how the cars are set up, how the sports have evolved, and how the races are. There are various types of cars that people drive that are different to each other in unique ways. Furthermore, the ways that Motorsports increased their safety and evolved as a sport is similar to how everyday cars evolve. Safety concerns or crashes happen, causing inventors to create things that will save lives. Additionally, as time goes on, new features will be added to cars, like how the automotive sports evolved. The rules and regulations for these sports are like the laws set in place so that others are kept safe. Also, these sports give a picture of what futuristic cars

Hybrid vehicles are continuously gaining popularity in the general public. With the growing societal concerns about green revolution and also achieving significant reduction in fuel consumption, hybrid vehicles are considered satisfactory in performance. They have become so popular that certain tax incentives have been offered by the government on hybrid vehicles. Due to their better performance compared with gas powered vehicles, we present the thesis of our paper as follows:

This report outlines the rank, make and model of Sporty Cars/Roadsters and their fuel efficiency. After the completion of necessary test, the following rating information in this PowerPoint presentation features cars with an overall mpg of 27 or higher. Any one interested in fast cars would definitely be interested in this report and the inclusion on the most fuel economic fast cars would be a plus to our customers.

Exteriors are aerodynamics redesigned. Carbon fiber rear and front spoilers manage the downforce to the maximize aerodynamics and performance. Exhausts in performante sport single pipes rather than dual

Over time vehicles have become a huge cause of pollution and global warming. As years have passed by vehicles have been designed to be environmentally friendly. This is only happened for the vehicles that are everyday vehicles. Most of those vehicles are still not fully efficient due to the inability of affording a new car. Racing in the biggest thing that is in need of finding a way to limit it to release less pollution.

This paper is not intended to condemn hybrid engines, as they can be good engines and a practical means for vehicle manufactures to power their products or meet emissions. This is to present the idea that gasoline hybrid engines are inferior to Diesel engines. I concede that a Diesel hybrid engine would be more beneficial in some applications. Ideally, we need to come up with better road systems and better road surfaces. If the roads are better maintained, we could use harder material tires without sacrificing comfort and thus gaining in fuel economy due to decreased rolling resistance. If the roads were maintained as well as railroads, then we could really get the economy of a locomotive in

The same principle that allows an airplane to rise off the ground by creating lift from its wings is used in reverse to apply force that presses the race car against the surface of the track. This effect is referred to as "aerodynamic grip" and is distinguished from "mechanical grip," which is a function of the car mass repartition, tires and suspension. The creation of downforce by passive devices almost always can only be achieved at the cost of increased aerodynamic drag (or friction), and the optimum setup is almost always a compromise between the two. The aerodynamic setup for a car can vary considerably between race tracks, depending on the length of the straights and the types of corners; some drivers also make different choices on setup.

When a body moves with high velocity at that moment aerodynamics forces such as drag, lift (or down force) are the primary concern that are caused by the airflow over the body. In engineering aerodynamics principles are applied in every kind of design or structures such as automobiles, aeroplanes, tall buildings and bridges. However, largely the aerodynamics principles are applied on aeroplanes and automobiles. This project involves the influence of aerodynamics principles over the rear wing of a Subaru Sports Sedan race car.

Negative lift is created by front and rear wings on race cars and by ground effects and spoilers on the average sports car. Most negative lift is used to fight inertia as a car rounds a turn. Inertia is the tendency of an object to remain in the same state of motion (Murphy 77). When a car rounds a turn at high speeds it often needs more force than it’s weight to resist the car’s tendency to keep traveling straight. The increased downforce puts more weight on the tires helping the tires grip the road.

Introduction: It has always been the desire of BMW to create automobiles of unmistakable identity. As you can see by the price of one, this has posed no problem to them over the last eight decades. But what you cannot see is the one thing that has always been true about BMW automobiles both in the past as well as in the present: a BMW is always "the ultimate driving machine".

The ecological environment necessitates clean, renewable energy sources, which requires automakers to design motors with these new fuel sources in mind. The legal environment imposes stricter regulations on vehicle