Automakers and car designers had been toying with aerodynamics long before the 1970s rolled around. Notable exploits from the earlier days include the slippery teardrop-shaped Tatra and the ...

The Praga Bohema looks like a race car brought to the road, combining extreme aerodynamic design with a lightweight ...

Early car aerodynamic development focused on physical observation rather than simulation. Wind tunnels were first developed for aviation during the 1870s and were used by pioneers such as the Wright ...

The partners are also exploring quantum methods after an AI model matched CFD diffuser tests in about 10 seconds. IBM and the Dallara Group announced a collaboration to advance vehicle design and ...

Who needs a big, tall wing when you can have this instead?

But the aerodynamic analyses car designers rely on are excruciatingly slow. “We’ll release a design surface, and then it can take days or weeks to get a full set of analysis back on the performance of ...

Isack Hadjar races at the 2025 United States Grand Prix in Austin. Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; David Buono / Icon Sportswire / Getty Images Between the Racing Lines | Formula One is ...

Ryan de Villiers is a budding automotive journalist based in South Africa and serving as one of the newest additions to the CarBuzz team. He immediately pursued a career in journalism after finishing ...