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rob.e · 08-14-2019, 06:05 AM

I found this paper some time back on the aero / drag reduction of various wheel designs:

https://research.chalmers.se/publica...2_Fulltext.pdf

Looks like the basic flat cover isn't necessarily the best option.

The "thick outer radius cover" performs the best according to this research - probably why ABT use this sort of design on their formula e car and RS4: i posted about that wheel here but no one responded

https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...hts-37743.html

I'm thinking of trying out something like this on mine.

08-14-2019, 06:05 AM	#42 (permalink)
rob.e just joined.. Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Oxford UK Posts: 53 Civic - '15 Honda Civic Tourer SR Thanks: 31 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts	I found this paper some time back on the aero / drag reduction of various wheel designs: https://research.chalmers.se/publica...2_Fulltext.pdf Looks like the basic flat cover isn't necessarily the best option. The "thick outer radius cover" performs the best according to this research - probably why ABT use this sort of design on their formula e car and RS4: i posted about that wheel here but no one responded https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...hts-37743.html I'm thinking of trying out something like this on mine.