So i was driving home the other day and pull up next to a riced up civic with a huge wing on the back of it. I shook my head and continued home not thinking anything of it. Later that night i was adjusting the downforce on one of my cars and it occured to me that seeing fins on front wheel drive cars is a really bad thing.
Here's the observation. Rear downforce pushes the back of the car down at high speeds and keeps it stable during cornering. Thats all good but in a front wheel drive car, it would seem that a moderate amount of downforce would actually reduce front tire grip potential. Unless you have really modified the rear suspension to compensate for it, you're defeating the idea of downforce.
Now here's another interesting observation. I own a 2000 celica and came across a widebody kit by APR. They have an interesting setup which has small carbon fins on the front of the car to increase front downforce. What an idea i thought and i wonder why more car companies arent lining up to modify fwd cars like this.
Here's an image that shows what im talking about.
You can see the 2 fins on each side in front of the tire. Anyway just an observation that i thought was funny. GT really makes you think about how cars work, what a game
Here's the observation. Rear downforce pushes the back of the car down at high speeds and keeps it stable during cornering. Thats all good but in a front wheel drive car, it would seem that a moderate amount of downforce would actually reduce front tire grip potential. Unless you have really modified the rear suspension to compensate for it, you're defeating the idea of downforce.
Now here's another interesting observation. I own a 2000 celica and came across a widebody kit by APR. They have an interesting setup which has small carbon fins on the front of the car to increase front downforce. What an idea i thought and i wonder why more car companies arent lining up to modify fwd cars like this.
Here's an image that shows what im talking about.

You can see the 2 fins on each side in front of the tire. Anyway just an observation that i thought was funny. GT really makes you think about how cars work, what a game