Race Car Aerodynamics Gregor Seljak April 8‚ 2008 1 Introduction First racing cars were primarily designed to achieve high top speeds and the main goal was to minimize the air drag. But at high speeds‚ cars developed lift forces‚ which affected their stability. In order to improve their stability and handling‚ engineers mounted inverted wings profiles1 generating negative lift. First such cars were Opel’s rocket powered RAK1 and RAK2 in 1928. However‚ in Formula‚ wings were not used
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CAR SAFETY Active and Passive: Car safety features are grouped into two categories: Active and Passive. Active feature are designed to reduce the likelihood of a crash. Things such as tires‚ brakes‚ lights and steering are active features. The most important of all of them however is the driver. Passive safety features aim to reduce the damage done to a car ’s occupants in the event of a crash. These include things like seatbelts‚ airbags‚ and crumple zones. For all these features any car
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English 1/30/2015 0 to 100 Real Quick If you could have any car in the world‚ what would you choose? Some might say a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T‚ or a 2002 R34 Skyline GT-R‚ or perhaps a 2015 BMW M5. There are so many varieties of automobiles‚ from sports to luxury. Today’s cars‚ compared to the first ones sold‚ are very complex and have astonishing features. From the very first car productions around 1910‚ to sportier cars in the 1950’s‚ to today’s speedy and beautiful automobiles‚ the evolution
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Hydrogen Automobiles The effect of pollution that is emitted from vehicles is a serious concern in today ’s society. The cause of this pollution is the toxic emissions from current vehicles. This toxic emissions or pollution destroys the Earth ’s ozone layer or atmospheric gases Acknowledging these facts‚ many are very concerned with the condition of the Earth ’s atmospheric gases in the future. In just a very short time‚ scientists produced a new vehicle which only emits water out of its exhaust
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autonomous cars are also known as self-driving cars are becoming more and more possible‚ but when were they started to be pursued. According to the article “Autonomous Cars Through the Ages” by Tom Vanderbilt‚ “ humans have dreamed about autonomous cars since the day of Leonardo Da Vinci’s robotic cart (Vanderbilt).” Then later in the 1920’s is when they started being experimenting on. Then by the 1950’s‚ there were some trials that started looking promising. In the article “Autonomous Cars Through
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Foundation‚ 29 May 2012. Web. 15 March 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile>. "Birth of Cars." ‚ Invention of Cars‚ History of Car‚ Indian Cars‚ Indian Car Models‚ Car History by Auto Guide. Web. 15 March 2013. <http://auto.indiamart.com/cars/birth-car.html>. Davey‚ Monica. "The Car That Changed America: How Henry Ford ’s 1908 Model Tthe First Mass-produced and Affordable Carsparked the Growth of Highways‚ Surburbs‚ and the Middle Class Itself." CBS Interactive. CBS Interactive
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Electric cars vs the gas oh line cars In the next ten years what the average American drives will be very different than today. Electric cars may phase out gasoline (Gasoline is also known as petrol) in the next couple of decade. Electric cars produce no tailpipe emissions and are much cheaper to fill up than the more common gasoline vehicles. Switching to electric cars will have more benefits than drawbacks in comparison to other fuels such as petrol and diesel. In order to switch to electric
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Car Industry Porters 5 Force Porter (1980) illustrates in this analytical tool 5 variables that determine the attractiveness of an industry for organisations in terms of profitability in their immediate environment. Using the forces in this model we can analyse how attractive the global car industry is to enter‚ the 5 forces are as follows. The threat of potential new entrants High barriers to entry is one of the determinants of whether a firm can enter into the industry or not‚ the
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automobile market. Its success revolved around the first ever car made in India- The Ambassador. Modelled on the Morris Oxford series III‚ it is a hardy vehicle suited to Indian roads and conditions. The Ambassador is to India what the Chevrolet is to the United States. In many ways‚ the clatter and bang of the Ambassador‚ is the heartbeat of India. For years‚ one could buy any car in India‚ as long as it was an Ambassador. It is the only car which has been driven over the Indian roads for more than
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It is one of the largest car manufacturers in the world and its headquarters are speeded through out the United States. GM is known as the sale leader from 77 years till now‚ and it sells and services under the brand names of Buick‚ Cadillac‚ Chrysler‚ GMC‚ Chevrolet‚ Vauxhall‚ Daewoo Holden‚ Opel‚ and Former GM automotive brands include Oakland‚ Oldsmobile‚ Pontiac‚ Hummer‚ Saab‚ and Saturn. GM operates in 157 countries and employee 202‚000 employees. It also produces cars and trucks in over 31 countries
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