Aerodynamic Drag The more aerodynamic an object is, the more smoothly it goes through the air since there will be less drag.

In nature, the most aerodynamic shape is that of a drop of water, which has a coefficient of drag (Cd) of 0.05. Unfortunately, this is not a practical shape for a vehicle. An object's Cd, or how much ...

On October 1988, during the UtahSalt Flat Racers Association World of Speed event at the Bonne-ville salt flats, the SE Race craft team of Karl Staggemeier and Gary Eaker broke the existing record for ...

Aerodynamics are an important consideration in modern EVs. Lowering aerodynamic drag improves efficiency, allowing for more range from a given battery-pack size. But it bears emphasis: This is far ...

AAs surprising as it may seem, this is a typical road load power required relationship to vehicle speed. As rolling resistance and aerodynamic loading increase, so does the amount of power required to ...

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 ...

Philip Gelderblom has been writing professionally since the '90s. He has written mainly content on a freelance basis, including about cars, future cars, EVs, hybrids and hydrogen cars, self-driving ...

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 ...

Ferrari has filed a patent describing a predictive control system that anticipates driving conditions and automatically ...

Researchers focus on enhancing the aerodynamic performance of autonomous vehicles by reducing drag induced by externally mounted sensors such as cameras and light detection and ranging instruments.

Think of the fastest cars today and see what they have in common. Thousands of horsepower? Train-pulling heaps of torque? Claustrophobically low bodies? Engines behind the driver? Wide tracks and fat ...