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Originally Posted by fatoni
im too lazy to look it up but what are the frontal areas for the gtr and prius? also i think a roof has alot to do with how effective a wing on a s2k is
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It's speculated to be a lot of things, but the big things a lot of owners believe are these:
- Front has downforce, while the rear lifts
- A planted rear minimizes variance in toe from load change (a s2k quirk; helps the car rotate on entry, but it also is what causes that legendary "snap oversteer" magazines love to talk about)
- A single exhaust opens up a massive gap in the rear where the OEM dual mufflers were
- Transmission tunnel goes very far down the car's underbody.
- Windshield is very upright, and the top makes a "bubble". The Spoon style top extends out the rake of the rear windows, making the car more aerodynamic, but at the cost of even MORE lift (which, again, is easily mitigated via wing).
Based on Wikipedia numbers, the GT-R is 6.08 / .27 = 22.5185185 ft², while the Prius is 6.24 / .25 = 24.96ft².