I think hes about to take flight lol

 

Spoilers are designed for downforce, not lift. The idea is to keep the full weight of the vehicle on the tires for traction.

 

Hahahah. That is awesome

 

OK, so he should be well grounded then 😆

 

Did anyone else think this was a totally-stock Civic Type R? Because I did until I noticed there was no center-exit triple exhaust.

 

Well, with real spoilers, anyway. Sometimes, though, the ones used on vehicles like Civics are there only for cosmetic reasons.

 

The Ford Escort Cosworth was originally designed to have 3 wings but due to costs they just had two. On a episode of Wheeler Dealers they actually added the extra wing and talked to the original designer. They tested it in a wind tunnel and the 3 wings provided more downforce then the standard two.

https://www.***************.uk/lifes...-team-11758698

https://www.motoringbox.com/cars/ent...t-rs-cosworth/

 

I thought it was a type R also...the hatch window is too small to incorporate a roof spoiler AND a huge trunk spoiler....I'm surprised if he can see anything through the back

I saw that episode and couldn't believe oem would slap a 3rd wing

 

You're correct.....the OEM probably wouldn't. Although I'll admit it's somewhat of a stereotype, remember who actually drives a lot of the cars like this.

 

ahh yes... the classic, more downforce on the rear wheels of a fwd car

 

Actually, in most cases, it would make sense. FWD cars are already nose-heavy, and downforce on the rear balances out some of the physics....particularly in hard braking, when you naturally get even more forward weight-transfer. The only time downforce in the rear works against you is when you are trying to prevent front wheel spin.

 

yes but let's be real how much of that really applies to what the average civic will be doing lol

 

Slammers often don't live in a real world.....though I'll admit that the average Civic is not necessarily driven by a young adult with their cap on backwards and/or wearing a Fast & Furious T-Shirt.