Wheels (Australia)

AIRA CONDITIONI­NG

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The GGT’S GT’S active aero package includesin­clud des adjust adjustable ride height and an aan active rearre spoiler that also doubles ddoubles as an air brake. The wing ddoesn’t doesn’t op operate in isolation though,though h, workin working in concert with the car car’sr’s under undertray. When the rear wingwi ing is sto stowed, flaps open above tthe the front splitter to guide air throughthr­o ough ventsven in the front undertray,undertr ray, gent gently diverting the aero bal balancelan­ce re rearwards.

The big biig wing d doesn’t just change iitsits angl angle, it changes its shape, extendinge­extendin or retracting a small G Gurney flap along the trailing edge. eedge. FordFo claims this patent pending tech results in a 14 percent improvemen­t in wing efficiency.

Another cool thing about the GT’S aero? Those flying buttresses that link the roof to the rear fenders are sneaky wings, being aerofoil shaped in profile. And there’s more.

After passing through the intercoole­rs in the rear fenders, air is vented out through the centres of the ring-shaped tail lights. We’re not sure about the aerodynami­c benefits of that, but tail lights with hot breath have to be a first.

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