Rear spoiler on front wheel drive car?

josealdo

hi ,

a guy down the road had a Toyota celica with a huge rear spoiler on the back of it , a celica is front wheel drive , is the spoiler just for show or does it give any performance gain ?????

cheers

brian

Wibbs

It depends. Is it a wing or a spoiler? Slight diff. Regardless, yes a wing/spoiler on a FWD car can and does have an effect at higher speeds. Twinned with a front that's also aerodynamically tuned it can balance the car out at speed.

Ded_Zebra

They are often fitted to FWD cars to improve the drag coeficient, keep the rear window clear (Espace comes to mind) or to look cool.

Matt Simis

Unless it came from factory like that (and even then, sometimes also for show) then its pointless or may reduce traction. However some FWD cars with appropriately large wings use the downforce to increase pressure across the whole car. If you look at the TT or New Beetle, they use rear and require rear wings at high speeds, despite being FWD (or primarily FWD in the case of the TT).

Some enthusiasts can even out do the factory designs:

http://oneighturbo.com/volkswagen/vw-beetle-wins-fuel-economy-prize-76-mpg/

Some of those novelties are the additions to the rear end, which give the Beetle a better drag coefficient and improves fuel economy by 5 to 8 percent, as Ernie explains here. By adding "lower-rolling-resistance tires, low-friction engine oil, and use of a B5 biodiesel blend fuel," the Beetle's efficiency just keeps creeping up.

scoobydoobie

Not all celica's are fwd, they also come in a 4wd.

Gumbo

OP, watch some Best Motoring videos online. Will explain a lot about them. Such as at that era cars were proper cars, and celicas, type r integras etc were developed and tested and every part was functional!

josealdo

scoobydoobie wrote: »

Not all celica's are fwd, they also come in a 4wd.

it's a FWD

josealdo

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

They are often fitted to FWD cars to improve the drag coeficient, keep the rear window clear (Espace comes to mind) or to look cool.

This wing looks like something off an formula one car . plus he has illumious wheels . and must probably a tiny dick .lol

Anan1

figs666 wrote: »

This wing looks like something off an formula one car . plus he has illumious wheels . and must probably a tiny dick .lol

Presumably he likes it, and it's not doing you any harm. How about a little live and let live?

Gumbo

figs666 wrote: »

This wing looks like something off an formula one car . plus he has illumious wheels . and must probably a tiny dick .lol

Sorry, but your the dick here not your neighbour. Is the far devaluing your house? Does it affect you in any way? Why not post up your car and we have a little gawk....

josealdo

kceire wrote: »

Sorry, but your the dick here not your neighbour. Is the far devaluing your house? Does it affect you in any way? Why not post up your car and we have a little gawk....

i've a tiny car

alias no.9

Spoilers were a necessity at high speed in the original Audi TT

Anan1

alias no.9 wrote: »

Spoilers were a necessity at high speed in the original Audi TT

I remember when they recalled all the first cars to retrofit ESP and the lip spoiler after some high speed oversteer accidents in Germany. Funny really, considering how gingerly they're driven here.

alias no.9

Anan1 wrote: »

I remember when they recalled all the first cars to retrofit ESP and the lip spoiler after some high speed oversteer accidents in Germany. Funny really, considering how gingerly they're driven here.

Car of choice for the IT professionals who cashed in on the Y2K bug

Tallon

The reason I have a spoiler as its the perfect height for women to hold on to down the back of the car park!

It's not always just it show, sometimes it had practical uses

dgt

This is why I love all go no show :pac:

thecomedian

Anan1 wrote: »

Funny really, considering how gingerly they're driven here.

There are some exceptions to this

josealdo

Tallon wrote: »

The reason I have a spoiler as its the perfect height for women to hold on to down the back of the car park!

It's not always just it show, sometimes it had practical uses

lol . now your talking