Why this Wing Won’t Catch On

This Rear Wing is absolutely MENTAL! It's called the 'Active Multi-Axis Centripetal Wing' - let me explain.

So when you look at a Ferrari, then a Ferrari race car - there aren’t that many differences anymore. Power is similar, suspension setups are similar, and so are the brakes.

But the main one is the aero - but! Properly clever active aerodynamics have slowly been appearing on modern supercars - and this Zenvo is the maddest of them all.
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Enzo Ferrari once said “aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines”. In hindsight, he might be wrong. Aerodynamics has shaped the way cars look, made them faster and even more economical.

As technology has moved on, carmakers have tried many clever ways to improve aerodynamics. One of the most popular, particularly in modern supercars, is active aero. This enables a car's aerodynamics to change while it's moving.

And by the way, folding the mirrors in on your Fiesta doesn’t count.

To give you an example, a fixed rear wing can give you an improvement in downforce, pushing down on the rear wheels and increasing grip. Unfortunately, it also increases drag, making it harder for a car to move through the air at higher speeds - reducing its top speed.

So the engineers need to figure out something that can change dynamically.

The McLaren P1 is a great example of this. Not only can it hunker down closer to the ground, but the rear wing changes in height and angle depending on the speed or mode it's in.

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[OVERDRIVE.studios]

I want this on my car! This Zenvo looks absolutely mental!

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[blargl]

Can't wait in 20 years for the entire car to change shape like a transformer when going around corners

[mikedrop]

The moving rear diffuser and wing actually appeared on the Mitsubishi 3000GT/GTO VR4 in the mid 90's and blew my 12 year old mind.

[captain_context]

Zenvo eventually came back on TopGear and finished their lap. The car was about as fast around the TopGear track as your average family hatchback. They had a LOT of work to do back then.

[wild_lee_coyote]

The interesting thing about a movable wing like that is the way it adds traction to the inner rear tire. It’s not pushing down more on the inside tire. It’s actually sucking the entire rear end into the corner. A rear wing on a car is an inverted airfoil that pushes down perpendicular to the width if the wing. If you tilt it at a crazy angle then you can I react that force into the turn instead of straight down. This allows for more traction and greater rotation in the corner, creating higher speeds cornering speeds. There reason you don’t really see it in other cars is because of aesthetics and it’s complexity. It is what happens when a small car company is willing to take a risk and try something new.

[anthonyborrazas]

From an engineering standpoint just like you, the weight shift from back to front in the cross diagonal pattern may not be such a big issue as trying to plant 1200 horsepower to rear wheels. Maybe the car had a massive oversteer problem, and this would help correct part of it so as horsepower gains shifting to help keep weight balanced in corners and good traction you might have to take different approaches.

[KyrosTheWolf]

I remember driving the Zenvo in Forza Horizon 3 or 4, can't remember which one, but when I saw the wing tilt as I went round corners I was like "whoa wtf"

[Matty.Hill_]

Before even watching I'd say reliability seems like an issue, it just seems like another expensive thing that's going to break or get broken

[sebastianhjdbejyu]

In the 1970-1980 Porsche had already coupled it kinematically to the suspension, which to this day is more fail-safe than electronic measurements and hydraulics. It was so successful that it was banned in motorsport at the time.

[pilotofjet]

I don't think its about anti-roll, i think it is about generating force towards the inside of the turn, generating in some sense an aerodynamic grip.

[garyhost]

This is brilliant, I can definitely see these getting used. Imagine having an active front spoiler to allow more force in the front aswell

[Kataru.]

The only part not made in house is the infotainment screen, it’s just a iPad Pro, which is pretty clever if you ask me. I don’t know why more manufacturers don’t do that.

[zyh]

I still admire the active Aero on the 1990 Mitsubishi GTO/ 3000 . Not to forget about active suspension and 4wheel steering

[bougieproletariat]

The Pagani huayra bc still has those adjustable flaps on the rear and front. They weren't removed the rear wing was added

[pyreaurum]

Disregarding the potential benefits from shifting the weight balance, it sacrifices overall grip. For racing tires, the coefficient of friction is generally above 1, meaning its more efficient for the wing to push the tires into the ground and let the tires handle the cornering than for the wing to try and generate the necessary inwards turning force.

[Diogo-fkxn]

4:58 SAI DE FRENTE, GUEDES!

wasn't at all expecting a Portuguese classic, here

[JoaoDuraes]

4:57 classic portuguese "SAI DA FRENTE GUEDES!"

[CountFisco]

The problem with active aero (in racing at least) is that it increases the dirty air effect in the corners, and decreases the slipstream effect on the straights.

[roflchopter]

4:20 NO! Anti-roll bars don't actually change the steady-state load transfer. This wing does.

Edit: yes changing the front or rear ARB without changing the other does move steady-state lateral load transfer forward or rearward, but the total amount is the same. This wing (and things like sharkfins, etc) change the total.

[cmbaileytstc]

I’ve kind of wondered why no cars have a flap on the side to create push towards the inside of the turn.