| There are a lot of things that you have to | | | | aerodynamic car will have more mileage than the |
| understand about the shape of your vehicle. One | | | | car without aerodynamics. If you want to save |
| of them is aerodynamics. Aerodynamics of | | | | on gas then you have to make sure that you car |
| automobiles is basically how air flows around and | | | | is aerodynamic. With the rising costs of fuel these |
| through your vehicle. Why is aerodynamics so | | | | days, you have to be smarter with the design of |
| important for you vehicle anyway? First of all, if | | | | your vehicle. |
| air flows seamlessly through your vehicle, you will | | | | Aside from gas efficiency and speed, you can |
| have less drag. Drag is an attribute of a vehicle | | | | also enjoy the design of an aerodynamic car. |
| that makes it slower due to its shape. For | | | | Although there may be the classic charm of the |
| example, if you have a car that is shaped like a | | | | vintage vehicles, aerodynamic, modern vehicles |
| box, a lot of air will hit it from the front. The | | | | have a beauty of its own. Look at the latest |
| more air that hits it from the front, the harder it | | | | Ferraris. Check out the Lamborghini Diablo and |
| will be for your vehicle to move faster. If your | | | | imagine how air flows from the front to the back. |
| car is aerodynamic then you will not have a lot of | | | | Look at an F1 race car and see how the different |
| drag. Your vehicle will be able to move faster and | | | | angles and contours make this the fastest vehicle |
| it will not slow down due to its shape. | | | | on the planet. Appreciating aerodynamics is |
| Another important thing about aerodynamics is | | | | something that you will truly enjoy. If you are a |
| efficiency. When you are driving your vehicle, you | | | | car enthusiast then you might want to buy an |
| consume gas. What you may not be aware of is | | | | aerodynamic car and display it in your garage. If |
| the efficiency of your gas consumption. If your | | | | you want to be more creative then you can add |
| car is not aerodynamic then your vehicle will | | | | some aero body kits to your car or design your |
| consume more gas. Think about the example | | | | own kit. |
| earlier. With more air hitting the front of the | | | | If you are planning to design your own car frame |
| vehicle as it increases in speed, your car needs | | | | then you will need computers and maybe even a |
| more and more power to resist it. When your car | | | | small wind tunnel. If your computer can simulate |
| needs more power then it will need more gas. | | | | the wind then that would be good. If you have a |
| This is highly inefficient. If you have two cars side | | | | wind tunnel then you can see the actual flow of |
| by side, travelling at the same speed, but one is | | | | air in your design. The more graceful the air flows |
| aerodynamic and the other is not, the | | | | around your vehicle, the better. |