Additional Components

Additional Components

Additional components such as wheel spoilers help to achieve aerodynamic objectives and therefore must be carefully optimized. The flared wheel housings and wider tires mean that the wheel spoilers for the front and rear wheels have had to be redesigned and optimized. The optimized wheel spoilers shield the wheels from the air flow in an effective manner and encourage the air coming from the front and the underbody to flow past the tires aerodynamically. This ensures a low-resistance air flow around the wheels and reduces the overall drag coefficient. In addition, the optimized wheel spoilers and additional components on the underbody influence the lifting forces in such a way as to achieve the desired aerodynamic lift balance.







New to the 911 Carrera/S is a front spoiler on the front lower part which further reduces lift at the front axle as well as aerodynamic linings on the trailing link and control arm at the rear axle also help to achieve the aerodynamic objectives for lift and resistance.

Conclusion

The excellent aerodynamic coefficients achieved have further strengthened the position of the 911 Carrera/S in its segment. On top of this, drag (cd x A) has actually been reduced in comparison with the previous model 911 Carrera (996), despite a larger frontal area. The optimized aerodynamics of the 911 Carrera/S (997) therefore help to improve driving dynamics, performance and fuel economy.