How to Use downforce in a Sentence

downforce

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Definition of downforcenext
  • Aero changes mean that the Sabre has about a third of the downforce of the Senna.
    — Travis Okulski, Car and Driver, 20 July 2021
  • There was so much downforce with the last couple of years of the aero kits.
    — Lear, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2018
  • A winglet increases a car’s downforce, which makes the car safer.
    — Gregg Doyel, USA TODAY Sports, 21 May 2017
  • For example, a big rear wing pops up at the rear when the speed hits 70 mph for increased downforce at the rear of the car.
    — Tony Swan, USA TODAY, 20 May 2017
  • Close the air intakes and the wing makes high downforce, for extra grip in corners.
    — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 19 June 2018
  • Kellett was racing with Ben Hanley when the car looked to have lost downforce and crashed in the north chute.
    — Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2020
  • One thing that popped out of his practice sessions was a sizeable amount of downforce with the car.
    — Maury Brown, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2022
  • The Ti 22 was the first body design to use side fences to channel the airflow over the body increasing downforce.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2021
  • There's no big wing, but downforce is made with a full-width diffuser.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 19 May 2021
  • His team removed one winglet, then the other, then reduced the car’s downforce in other ways.
    — Gregg Doyel, USA TODAY Sports, 21 May 2017
  • And 35 percent more downforce and 20 percent less drag.
    — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
  • It's matched with a small wing that's incorporated into the front bumper to provide downforce at the front of the car.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 20 Nov. 2019
  • And two hood vents form part of an S-duct system that enhances front-axle downforce by 20 percent.
    — Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 29 June 2023
  • Yes, the new, low-downforce cars had something to do with all the slipping and sliding, Newgarden said.
    — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The rear spoiler gets into the act, extending higher than the one on the 911 Carrera S for more downforce.
    — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2018
  • At the front, downforce is increased by 33 percent thanks to a complex front splitter.
    — Dan Carney, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Elsewhere, the Supra TRD claims a gain in downforce thanks to front and rear valances with taller side flaps at each corner, plus revised side skirts with new flaps aft of the front.
    — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 20 May 2019
  • The new elements combine to produce up to 25 percent more downforce than the GT4.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Because the air density at the top of the mountain is about 35% lower than at sea level, the wings have to be about a third bigger to make the same downforce.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 4 July 2018
  • This was due to how dependent an F1 car was on its front wing to generate downforce.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Apr. 2022
  • But did that huge rear wing really need to be so tall to maximize rear-end downforce?
    — Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2023
  • With hot weather creating a slick, 2 ½-mile oval, new cars with less downforce proved to be handful.
    — Jenna Fryer, chicagotribune.com, 27 May 2018
  • The diffuser and the rear spoiler work together to produce a maximum of 158 pounds of downforce on the rear axle at speed.
    — Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 12 May 2024
  • The aerodynamics and downforce give you a leg up over a car with a more normal driving profile.
    — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2018
  • The rear wing is actually two wings combined and provides aerodynamic downforce at the back of the car to keep it pressed to the ground at high speeds.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Its grille is lowered, and new side vents behind the front wheels send air from under the front of the car to the more pronounced side skirts for additional downforce.
    — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 18 Nov. 2020
  • More: The race promised excitement because of a new high-downforce, high-drag restrictor-plate package on the cars.
    — George Sipple, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2018
  • The race promised excitement because of a new high-downforce, high-drag restrictor-plate package on the cars.
    — George Sipple, USA TODAY, 9 June 2018
  • The aero tweaks increase the amount of downforce generated to keep the car securely on the road at extremely high speeds.
    — Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 14 June 2018
  • State of play: The vehicle's downforce — which drives the wheels into the ground, giving it more traction and better handling at high speeds — is a 'Vette record 1,200+ pounds.
    — Nathan Bomey, Axios, 26 July 2024

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