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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...
- and its
successor (the
Lotus 79)
exploited the
aerodynamic effects of
downforce,
known as
ground effect,
which was
later banned by the FIA in 1983, later...
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performance differentiator is the fan-powered
downforce system,
producing 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of
downforce at a standstill. The car,
developed in secrecy...
- to
produce 343
kilograms (756 lb) of
downforce at 200 km/h (124 mph) and 775
kilograms (1,709 lb) of
downforce at 300 km/h (186 mph),
before decreasing...
- 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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downforce at high speeds. The side of the
spoiler can tilt up to 10° to from 60 km/h (38 mph) to act as aero
brake and
generating 50 kg of
downforce at...
- 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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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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improve downforce which is
increased through the use of two
electric Kevlar fans to
further decrease the
pressure under the car. A "high
downforce mode"...
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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...
