Glossary / General

downforce

160 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

"...to give you instant downforce, but that would mean the wing..."
Top 5 HYPER Cars, Monterey Car Week, Connecting Reality To Fantasy | Episode 1,008 Everyday Driver Car Debate 22:22

"...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

"What's it like to get into a big touring car with very little downforce, I guess a lot of power, but a lot of weight as well."
How did Tom Kristensen win Le Mans nine times? #300 The Intercooler 22:08