The silliest aerodynamic device in motor sport.....

The silliest aerodynamic device in motor sport.....

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Vocal Minority

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8,582 posts

163 months

Tuesday 13th December 2016
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Yaris WRC....




(I am sure Toyota wouldn't do it if it didn't serve a purpose but blimey........)

Ken555

139 posts

256 months

Tuesday 13th December 2016
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It's part of the Turbo restrictor plates system. wink

Eric Mc

123,296 posts

276 months

Tuesday 13th December 2016
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X Wings -



Original tall F1 wings of 1968 and early 1969 -



Offset Ferrari wing -



Mays Brother's Porsche of 1956 -




Opel rocket car of 1928 -




LP670

843 posts

137 months

Tuesday 13th December 2016
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i think the yaris looks great, reminds me of the suzuki escudo pikes peak car

Vocal Minority

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8,582 posts

163 months

Tuesday 13th December 2016
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I'm not certain it looks quite right...it's proportions don't like quite as happy as the Fiesta or DS3s - a little narrow and tall maybe?

HustleRussell

25,324 posts

171 months

Tuesday 13th December 2016
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I think it looks great. The livery is horrible.

LP670

843 posts

137 months

Tuesday 13th December 2016
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HustleRussell said:
I think it looks great. The livery is horrible.
agree, they should have tried to secure a deal with castrol to bring back the iconic livery

MyVTECGoesBwaaah

821 posts

153 months

Tuesday 13th December 2016
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Vocal Minority said:
I'm not certain it looks quite right...it's proportions don't like quite as happy as the Fiesta or DS3s - a little narrow and tall maybe?
That picture looks different to the ones doing the rounds on Twitter. They are here:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/toyota/yaris/98021/ne...

Picture 8 shows the rear, mental wing and grills behind the wheels.

dmitry

369 posts

173 months

Tuesday 13th December 2016
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Vocal Minority

Original Poster:

8,582 posts

163 months

Wednesday 14th December 2016
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MyVTECGoesBwaaah said:
That picture looks different to the ones doing the rounds on Twitter. They are here:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/toyota/yaris/98021/ne...

Picture 8 shows the rear, mental wing and grills behind the wheels.
Good shout - that's the final one

5harp3y

1,962 posts

210 months

Wednesday 14th December 2016
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that back end is batst crazy!

otolith

60,239 posts

215 months

Wednesday 14th December 2016
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Functional aero is not pretty. Hence the irony in people complaining that functional aero on a road car makes it look as if someone has driven through Halfords, when what they would prefer to see is almost entirely cosmetic.

Krikkit

27,217 posts

192 months

Wednesday 14th December 2016
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otolith said:
Functional aero is not pretty. Hence the irony in people complaining that functional aero on a road car makes it look as if someone has driven through Halfords, when what they would prefer to see is almost entirely cosmetic.
Exactly! Not pretty, but has a certain beauty of its own in engineering porn.

The back-end is undoubtedly not an aesthetic beauty, but I love how uncompromising they've been in exploiting the maximum aero features available:

Allyc85

7,225 posts

197 months

Wednesday 14th December 2016
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I kind of like the Yaris for its craziness, but it isn't pretty!

Makes me wonder what people thought back in the group b days, when the cars started spouting massive wings?

anonymous-user

65 months

Wednesday 14th December 2016
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Allyc85 said:
I kind of like the Yaris for its craziness, but it isn't pretty!

Makes me wonder what people thought back in the group b days, when the cars started spouting massive wings?
Exactly.

The Audi Sport Quattro S2 was completely nuts and even now looks mad. But these cars are not the stuff of legends.

It will never be as good as the Group B days as far as passion and the following of fans but it is a huge step in the right direction.

AnotherClarkey

3,649 posts

200 months

Wednesday 14th December 2016
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Eric Mc said:
Original tall F1 wings of 1968 and early 1969 -

Wings attached to the suspension make more sense to me than ones attached to the chassis or body.

lestiq

705 posts

180 months

Wednesday 14th December 2016
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bloody hell the cars look absolutely bonkers this year!




Edited by lestiq on Wednesday 14th December 22:12

Eric Mc

123,296 posts

276 months

Wednesday 14th December 2016
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AnotherClarkey said:
Eric Mc said:
Original tall F1 wings of 1968 and early 1969 -

Wings attached to the suspension make more sense to me than ones attached to the chassis or body.
As longs as they don't keep breaking and falling off - as they did in 1968 and 1969. Ask Jackie Oliver what he thinks about tall real wings attached to suspension components.

techguyone

3,137 posts

153 months

Wednesday 14th December 2016
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Do those roof scoops you see on rally cars do something?

GravelBen

16,020 posts

241 months

Wednesday 14th December 2016
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Surprised no Chapparals have been posted yet!








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