Why this Wing Won’t Catch On

This Rear Wing is absolutely MENTAL! It's called the 'Active Multi-Axis Centripetal Wing' - let me explain.

So when you look at a Ferrari, then a Ferrari race car - there aren’t that many differences anymore. Power is similar, suspension setups are similar, and so are the brakes.

But the main one is the aero - but! Properly clever active aerodynamics have slowly been appearing on modern supercars - and this Zenvo is the maddest of them all.
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Enzo Ferrari once said “aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines”. In hindsight, he might be wrong. Aerodynamics has shaped the way cars look, made them faster and even more economical.

As technology has moved on, carmakers have tried many clever ways to improve aerodynamics. One of the most popular, particularly in modern supercars, is active aero. This enables a car's aerodynamics to change while it's moving.

And by the way, folding the mirrors in on your Fiesta doesn’t count.

To give you an example, a fixed rear wing can give you an improvement in downforce, pushing down on the rear wheels and increasing grip. Unfortunately, it also increases drag, making it harder for a car to move through the air at higher speeds - reducing its top speed.

So the engineers need to figure out something that can change dynamically.

The McLaren P1 is a great example of this. Not only can it hunker down closer to the ground, but the rear wing changes in height and angle depending on the speed or mode it's in.


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