07-01-2018, 12:18 AM
Filliam H. Muffman wrote:
An impressive achievement. It's surprising how close the car shapes look even after 30 years of wind tunnel tuning. It shows that it takes a lot of tech to improve on the raw horsepower of the previous record. I wonder if by "active aerodynamics" they mean the wings go into a drag reduction position like on current F1 cars. That would cut the acceleration times, and the power needed to hit 228 mph on the straights (don't try to late brake without the extra 900 lbs of downforce). Active suspension is a big contribution, being able to control the ride height so the aero works properly all the time.
My guess is the battery only contributes a few seconds to the time reduction since "boost" only seems to happen after they can store some energy.
I believe it has air intakes that open and close actively routing air to create more or less downforce in the front and rear.