Spotted: Giant spoiler on minivan is an aerodynamic mystery - The Globe and Mail
The donking recipe goes like this: get a classic Detroit ride that came with 15-inch wheels, and bolt on a set of 22s. Or 30s. But wait - why not go all the way to 40s. The only limits are your imagination, and how much you’re prepared to spend on... Imagine that you are a former donk-mobile addict, recovering from years spent teetering around on 30-inch rims. You decide to go the other way, and join the ranks of the Stancers, who like to drop their cars so low they have to hammer out the fenders to clear the tires. Reader Steve Van Esch spotted this stanced VW in Mississauga. You may recall the Superbird, a short-lived Plymouth Road Runner variant that featured a giant wing. Built for only one year (1970), the Superbird was designed to give Plymouth an advantage on high-speed stock car tracks. I can’t tell you whether the owner of this Honda Odyssey has any NASCAR ambitions, but this is the biggest wing I’ve ever seen on a minivan. Back in the day, a lot of Detroit station wagons used bent-metal deflectors to blow air over the back window to reduce dirt buildup and improve rear visibility. The wing’s angle of attack looks pretty neutral, so I doubt it would produce much down force (not that a front-wheel drive Odyssey van could use it anyway. ) Nor does it look like it would direct air down over the window. Source: www.theglobeandmail.com
