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Re:Tesla ‘Easter Egg’ Makes the Fast-Accelerating Model S Ev... by tankenmate on Thursday November 17, 2016 @07:01AM (#12976645)
But downforce isn't appreciable until over 50mph (80kph), short of having stupidly oversized wings (which would drastically slow your acceleration) or active downforce (fans etc).
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Re:Tesla ‘Easter Egg’ Makes the Fast-Accelerating Model S Ev... by ska on Thursday November 17, 2016 @07:27AM (#12976819)
This is actually why a lot of expensive sports cars have 0-60 times of 2.9 seconds. Unless you design specifically for it, it's difficult to generate much downforce at low speeds.

Related: if you've ever wondered why some drag cars (e.g. Funny cars) have short exhaust pipes angled up and back, now you know.

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Re:Tesla ‘Easter Egg’ Makes the Fast-Accelerating Model S Ev... by cjrp on Thursday November 17, 2016 @08:24AM (#12977189)
Similar to the Red Bull F1 car's exhaust-blown diffuser: http://jalopnik.com/5892403/the-exhaust-pipe-that-made-red-b...
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