718 GT4RS
#751
Looks like someone caught it on NBR without all that cladding on the rear wing.
#752
Burning Brakes
#753
I read on a 992 GT3 blog that apparently Porsche may be using this design for the rear wing because of aerodynamic reasons where the wing mounts are on the top of the wing vs on the underside because by being on top, the air flowing under the wing is uninterrupted and therefore flowing faster than the top which has the mounts to disrupt the air. With the air underneath flowing faster and smoother, it helps to create downforce.
#754
Burning Brakes
I read on a 992 GT3 blog that apparently Porsche may be using this design for the rear wing because of aerodynamic reasons where the wing mounts are on the top of the wing vs on the underside because by being on top, the air flowing under the wing is uninterrupted and therefore flowing faster than the top which has the mounts to disrupt the air. With the air underneath flowing faster and smoother, it helps to create downforce.
#755
Drifting
I read on a 992 GT3 blog that apparently Porsche may be using this design for the rear wing because of aerodynamic reasons where the wing mounts are on the top of the wing vs on the underside because by being on top, the air flowing under the wing is uninterrupted and therefore flowing faster than the top which has the mounts to disrupt the air. With the air underneath flowing faster and smoother, it helps to create downforce.
#756
Well this wing design has been present in top tier sportscar racing for some time so I don’t deny there are valid technical merits, but my point stands... there is a compromise on a street car where aesthetics must still play a part, and this is not really viable from that perspective.
I also wonder if Porsche does go this route and increase rear downforce, what are they going to add or redesign in the front to provide balancing front downforce? That front lip on the GT4 is already pretty large so do they add front flicks? I thought I saw some spy pics with front naca ducts in the frunk for brake cooling but didn’t really see anything else that was different about the front end.
#757
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#759
I also wonder if Porsche does go this route and increase rear downforce, what are they going to add or redesign in the front to provide balancing front downforce? That front lip on the GT4 is already pretty large so do they add front flicks? I thought I saw some spy pics with front naca ducts in the frunk for brake cooling but didn’t really see anything else that was different about the front end.
#762
Curiously...the GT4 is the only Porsche with a race seat (you can pause the video and see the side wings), you can also see the front section of a roll cage....all the other P test cars with regular seats.
#763
Rennlist Member
Nice....and the GT3 also looks good. Need to see that rear wing in person.
Curiously...the GT4 is the only Porsche with a race seat (you can pause the video and see the side wings), you can also see the front section of a roll cage....all the other P test cars with regular seats.
Curiously...the GT4 is the only Porsche with a race seat (you can pause the video and see the side wings), you can also see the front section of a roll cage....all the other P test cars with regular seats.
#765