Ford Redesigned the Most Aerodynamic Mustang, the Dark Horse, Using a 200-MPH Wind Tunnel
14 Jun 2023, 11:11 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / Ford spent 250 hours refining the aerodynamics of the Mustang, including the Dark Horse, described as the most capable 5.0-liter Mustang to date
Brazilian eVTOL Manufacturer Hits Engineering Milestone
16 May 2023, 06:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / After Joby and Lilium, another eVTOL maker uses wind tunnel testing to validate its future electric air taxi - the Brazilian Eve Air Mobility
German eVTOL Jet Starts Tests at Europe’s Largest Wind Tunnel
8 May 2023, 05:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Lilium says it's building the world's first high-speed eVTOL jet. Prior to launching piloted flight tests next year, a prototype is tested in the Netherlands
Tesla Cybertruck Pays a Visit to the Wind Tunnel, Shows Off Its Capable Gigawiper
14 Apr 2023, 09:05 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A recent flyover video from Giga Texas caught the Tesla Cybertruck preparing for a wind tunnel session, testing the mighty gigawiper
The Chrysler Airflow: The Tough-as-Nails Car That Would Lose Its Engine at 80 MPH
20 Mar 2023, 00:49 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / This 1936 coupe version of the revolutionary automobile is a rare sight, with just six examples left in the world (but this could be the best there is)
Pininfarina Celebrates 50 Years of Its Game-Changing Wind Tunnel
21 Jun 2022, 20:15 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / In a time when aerodynamics did not play the same role it plays today, the design company got prepared for what the future would demand.
Ford Builds the World's First Mobile Acoustic Wind Tunnel
4 May 2016, 13:54 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Sometimes, all you need to create a world-first is two shipping containers and a very sound plan. And speaking of "sound," here's the first acoustic wind tunnel
Here Is What Would Happen If You Poked Your Head Out of a Flying Airplane
23 Dec 2015, 10:29 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We've all stuck our hands out of the window of a speeding car and played with the aerodynamic effect, but what if your head came out at over 450 mph (725 km/h)?
GM Uses 60% Smaller Cars in New 60% Smaller Wind Tunnel for Full-Sized Results
25 Nov 2015, 14:21 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / With the help of high-precision 3D printing, General Motors can now get very accurate results from testing scaled-down models of its designs
GM Builds $30-million Reduced-scale Wind Tunnel
17 Mar 2014, 10:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors has announced it has started building a new reduced-scale wind tunnel at its Warren Technical Center in Michigan. The new facility will require a $30-million investment and will expan...
Maserati Ghibli Undergoes Climatic Wind Tunnel Testing
30 Sep 2013, 11:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With brand new engines and a new architecture, the Maserati Ghibli is pretty much covered for a premium drivetrain. But that and a nice interior still mean nothing if you can't see out the car ...
Mercedes-Benz Opens New Aeroacoustic Wind Tunnel
5 Sep 2013, 17:55 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / As if being the car manufacturer with the most aerodynamic model range in the world wasn't enough, Mercedes-Benz wants to not only keep leading the way in this area, but pretty much destroy its...
2012 London Olympic Torch Testing in Wind Tunnel
19 Apr 2012, 09:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Who said German were too serious? The reality is that they have a sort of engineering humor that we don’t get. How else would you explain the fact that they stuck a man holding a torch in a wi...
General Motors of Canada ACE Opens in Ontario
14 Jun 2011, 11:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) in Oshawa, Ontario officially opened the General Motors of Canada Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE) today, a state-of-the-art facility fo...
Audi Climatic Wind Tunnel Detailed
24 May 2011, 12:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Only a few weeks are left before the start of this year's edition of the Le Mans 24 hours race, and those planning to attend have pretty much wrapped up the major work on the vehicles that will...
Audi's Climatic Wind Tunnel, the Key to Le Mans Success?
19 May 2011, 19:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Three weeks from now, the best of the best and the most resilient will lineup at the start of what is probably the best-known endurance race in the world: the Le Mans 24 Hours. An event which gives ...
Italian Media Blames Ferrari for Lack of Ideas
27 Apr 2011, 09:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If the guys at Ferrari are yet to lose hope for the current Formula 1 campaign, despite the early woes that have hampered their car's performances, part of the Italian media has already given u...
Hispania F1 to Rent Mercedes Wind Tunnel
8 Apr 2011, 13:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hispania Racing F1 Team is reportedly set to use one of the wind tunnels owned by Mercedes GP for the remainder of the 2011 F1 season. The information is yet to be confirmed by HRT F1 team princ...
Ford Explains Aerodynamics Benefits
6 Apr 2011, 09:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Many of us already know the importance of aerodynamics in vehicle design, so the fact that automakers try to make the most of it to improve fuel economy is no news. However, Ford insisted on explain...
Ferrari, Williams Used Toyota Wind Tunnel
31 Jan 2011, 11:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota withdrew from Formula 1 more than a year ago, but its immense investments into their Cologne motorsport centre seem to now pay off. Even though there is little work going on at their aforemen...