active aero

The upcoming Z06 Corvette will benefit from a host of improvements that should combine to give it more of a European supercar feel than the American sportscar feel it currently. Big, sticky Michelins, active aerodynamics, and a special exhaust setup designed to change the pitch of the engine...

If you want to keep up with the rest of the supercar industry these days, you've got to be playing around with active aerodynamics. And now GM is primed to throw its hat in the ring with the catchily-named "variable-width aerodynamic spoiler assemblies and control logic for motor vehicles."...

A recently published patent application reveals another piece of GM's active aero puzzle. The filing published on June 1, 2017, details a system for the "selective control of vehicle aerodynamics," which uses an adjustable flap that retracts and deploys in order to influence the movement of...

A large batch of patent documents reveal General Motors is working on an active aerodynamic system which could feature across multiple applications. In the early '60s Enzo Ferrari once famously proclaimed aerodynamics were for people who couldn't build engines, fast forward 50 years and it's...

A recent patent publication reveals GM is working on active aerodynamics, probably with the Corvette in mind. 10 months ago GM filed a patent application for "vehicle ride-height determination for control of vehicle aerodynamics," which was only published today. The application depicts a...