Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling is so crucial to automotive design, and especially for race cars, that F1’s sanctioning body restricts its use by teams (along with physical model testing ...

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Most car nerds have very specific reasons for liking a certain car model or a carmaker in general, but I think it’s safe to say design is among the first reasons for someone to jump in (or out of) the ...

Audi might not be the first automaker to come to mind when debating automotive design with car people. The Ingolstadt-based automaker has created a very successful design language, with its vehicles ...

In the early 1900s, cars were not designed with particular aesthetics in mind. They were primarily built to be practical and utilitarian. The introduction of the Ford Model T in 1908, the first ...

But the aerodynamic analyses car designers rely on are excruciatingly slow. “We’ll release a design surface, and then it can take days or weeks to get a full set of analysis back on the performance of ...

After launching a revised Model Y at the beginning of 2025, Tesla promised its original product duo, the Model S sedan and Model X SUV, would be next. The beleaguered automaker, which has seen sales ...