Wings vs Spoilers & Vortex Generators [Car Aero Guide]

Improve your cars aerodynamics, but do you know the difference between a wing and a spoiler? What is a vortex generator?

How do vortex generators work? Will adding wings and spoilers help to improve your cars aerodynamics and cornering grip?

This primer will explain everything you need to know about wings and spoilers to help you set your car up perfectly.

For more information please see our article.

Watch this video to gain an understanding in how car aerodynamics work, how spoilers and wings differ and how to improve the performance of your car.

We look into the mysterious boundary layer, the effects of a stream of air and how it interacts with your car and benefits of vortex generators and how these can help improve the efficiency of your spoiler or wing.

Adding wings and spoilers to your car should theoretically improve your grip and handling, but the tradeoff is often in losing some top end speed. So we help you decide where to compromise and the merits of choosing a wing over a spoiler or vice versa.

[jam]

Great video! Answered some of the questions I had.

[SR-_]

I recently saw a subaru wrx with a wing behind vortex generators. I was wondering how this affects the downforce of the wing.

[yourview]

LS430 has one of the lowest drag coefficients (lower than most Corvettes)

[hugiilopez]

When I was around 4 years old I went down a tube slide with a toy car and it was able to drive upside down in swirls. As for a real car driving upside down...IDK