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06-01-2002, 11:15 PM
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Are you talking about the black thing at the bottom of the windshield? My guess is that such streamlined body sculpting couldn't accomodate a windshield wiper mechanism so instead of making an ugly bulge on the trailing edge of the hood, they fitted a nice neat little (and probably carbon fiber) housing to cover the wiper's joint. But who knows, maybe it's just their idea of a Caddy hood ornament.
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06-02-2002, 08:08 AM
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no, he was talking about this :
 the little triangle under the Zonda C12 S sign, or where the license plate should be.....i say it's an air extractor of some sort.....
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06-07-2002, 08:43 AM
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rear underbody diffuser
Its an aerodynamic device intended to improve rearward downforce, in effect hugging the car to the ground. Improves high-speed cornering.
You see a lot of these on advanced open-wheel and limited prototype racecars. Formula 1, CART, IRL and LeMans LMP. A few high-end production road cars have these -- Ferrari F50, 360 Modena and Spider, McLaren F1-GT, Lambo Murcielago, etc. |
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07-11-2002, 09:25 PM
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Air gets sucked up from the front, and routed to through venturis to produce downforce. (the rear triangle is part of a venturi) This adds LOTS of downforce, and was first seen on the Lotus 79.
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01-13-2003, 05:10 PM
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actually, the one on ferraris(the road cars) are different. they just are a triangle inbetween the tunnels. all the others(zonda, f1 cars, etc) blend in towards the rear of the car. there are also a few other diffuser designs, like the different ones on the ferrari 360(which is like f1 cars) and ferrari enzo ferrari
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01-13-2003, 11:14 PM
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I have been lurking on this forum for several weeks and finally decided to post.
I have been a huge fan of the Zonda from the first time I saw a photo years ago. I find the design of the car, both stylistically and mechanically, brilliant. Combining exotic Italian styling and panache with reliable German power a super idea. I always like the way the car looked, but after seeing more of the views from the photo, I love it even more. It is definitely my dream car. I would also like to thank Adam for his great website. Phil |
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