Tesla's Roadster Suction Patent Uses Radar and GPS to Move Its Skirts
A 2025 Tesla patent maps the Roadster's fan and skirt suction system: four fans, two modes, and radar and GPS that move each skirt. No downforce figure.
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A 2025 Tesla patent maps the Roadster's fan and skirt suction system: four fans, two modes, and radar and GPS that move each skirt. No downforce figure.
Tesla's Roadster wing has road, high-downforce and low-drag positions. Tesla claims near-F1 downforce, and a Tesla patent for a matching wing says 700 kg.

Porsche is testing heavily camouflaged electric 718 Cayman prototypes at Germany’s Nürburgring circuit, with the sports car wearing fake bodywork designed to make it resemble a 911. The testing comes as Porsche posts its first quarterly loss ever—a staggering $1.1 billion wipeout—while simultaneously developing both electric and combustion versions of its entry-level sports car for…
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