wind tunnel testing
Wind tunnel testing is when a car model is put in a special room where air moves fast around it, so engineers can see how the car will behave on the road.
Wind tunnel testing involves placing a scale model of a vehicle in a controlled airflow environment to study aerodynamic performance and refine design elements.
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