Ferrari 599XX
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 9:51 pm
Ferrari's new track car / rolling test platform:
http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/Fir ... XX/247324/
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car ... ive_review
Apparently only the 599 roof and windshield survived wind tunnel tweaking
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/10 ... -tech_dept
Holy Chaparral, Batman
"6. An Italian vacuum cleaner.
Two fans in the trunk suck air through a permeable panel in the diffuser’s central tunnel. That air is then vented through the holes normally occupied by the taillights. A piezoelectric diaphragm releases that air in controlled bursts, which helps detach the wake from the rear of the car."
http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/Fir ... XX/247324/
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car ... ive_review
Apparently only the 599 roof and windshield survived wind tunnel tweaking
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/10 ... -tech_dept
Holy Chaparral, Batman
"6. An Italian vacuum cleaner.
Two fans in the trunk suck air through a permeable panel in the diffuser’s central tunnel. That air is then vented through the holes normally occupied by the taillights. A piezoelectric diaphragm releases that air in controlled bursts, which helps detach the wake from the rear of the car."