Glossary / General

downforce

229 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Downforce is the extra push from air that helps a car stick to the road when it’s going fast, making turns safer.

Technical Definition

Downforce is aerodynamic pressure that pushes the car’s tires down onto the road, increasing grip during high-speed cornering.

Hear It Discussed

"There are a lot of aerodynamic developing and the rear wing apparently has five angles of adjustment so you can, you know, really tune the experience if you want a lot more downforce for, you know,..."
No School Like The Old School, e-Trons Off Your Mind, Bringing Family Together | Episode 1,049 Everyday Driver Car Debate 25:39

"...the big thing with this car is they added quite a bit of arrow. They've added these little gamma wings at the rear, which generate a lot more downforce, 959 pounds of downforce, 150 miles an hour."
Will Slate Pickup Fail? New Ferrari Reveal, Future Classics People HATE Now! THIS CAR POD! with Doug DeMuro & Friends! 01:39

"downforce how much downforce or lift do you think the sc has without a top on it [1203.3s] is it neutral it's 16 kilograms of downforce yeah so obviously it's"
The new Bentley Torcal, and why F1's rules will get tweaked #321 The Intercooler 19:55