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2009 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
An Overview On Motor Vehicle Aerodynamics
Published in: The Automotive Chassis
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
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The forces and moments the vehicle receives from the surrounding air depend more on the shape of the body than on the characteristics of the chassis. A detailed study of motor vehicle aerodynamics is thus beyond the scope of a book dealing with the automotive chassis.
However, aerodynamic forces and moments have a large influence on the longitudinal performance of the vehicle, its handling and even its comfort, so it is not possible to neglect them altogether.