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Originally Posted by JulianEdgar
This is Aerohead's normal mix of irrelevancies, errors and half-truths.
If Aerohead believes the rear active spoiler on the Porsche Taycan is a bandaid put on a mistake, he appears to be suggesting he knows more about car aero than Porsche.
Mind-boggling.
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Someone 'styled' the Taycan.
Aerodynamicists at Porsche may have made recommendations about the general architecture of the Taycan, citing weaknesses aerodynamically. That's all fine an good, however, the stylist, manufacturing engineers, bean counters, and marketing people might have the final say in the matter. Hucho went up against this at VW AG. Any modification had to be 'stylistically acceptable.'
Adding a rear spoiler would be a rather simple matter, considering a complete overhaul of the shape.
Since the 1998 911 GTR was primarily a race car, without upsetting devotees of the 911, Porsche was in a better position to throw the template at that car. As a 'halo' car, Porsche had it's reputation riding on the aerodynamic advantage of the lower drag, then throwing as much downforce-induced drag as they dared, in a delicate dance of speed versus cornering ability.