What is the least functional factory wing of all time?

"this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata" (fantastic-mr-foxbody) 05/13/2015 at 16:40 • Filed to: Marketing Gives You Wiiiiiings

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I’m looking for excessive size and obnoxious styling on a car with no need for downforce (if the wing even makes any). Let’s get grounded to the ground, people! Think Superbird size wing on a Voyager.

Party-vi > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 16:45

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ETA: nvm. Didn’t read and comprehend.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 16:47

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It’s so tiny, how do they possibly expect it to do anything?

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 16:47

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literally only used for the third brake light because the trunk was too low in relation to the rear window. On the earlier models it made the front light at speed.

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 05/13/2015 at 16:49

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Hahaha but it sure looks cool!

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 05/13/2015 at 16:50

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*tries to contain that’s what she said joke*

Trunk Impaired 318 > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 16:51

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It pains me to say this because I own one, but I really doubt the efficacy of the spoiler on AW11 MR2s

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 16:52

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Superbird size wing on a Voyager?

Delivered!

RallyWrench > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 16:52

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This has to be in the running for ridiculous wings that do nothing:

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 16:54

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why do you think the owner bought the Aston in the first place? Heyo!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 16:55

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Are there any NuBeetle variants with a factory spoiler? Very stupid and pointless spoilers seems to crop up on them a lot, but I don’t know if any are factory...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Trunk Impaired 318 05/13/2015 at 16:55

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You my friend would be incorrect! This is long, but well worth a watch.

A lot of people think that if a wing doesn’t produce downforce it’s useless, but a lot of them simply reduce lift which is just as useful :)

Jcarr > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 05/13/2015 at 16:56

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My inner pedant says that’s a spoiler, not a wing, but I agree on the uselessness.

Hermann > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 16:59

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Grounded to the ground!

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 05/13/2015 at 16:59

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ALL THE STARS!

FNKSS > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 17:01

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This!

Jedidiah > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/13/2015 at 17:03

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Those just fwd 911s

cornerslide > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 17:03

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Let us know if you’re successful.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jedidiah 05/13/2015 at 17:04

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Clearly there should be whale *nose* Beetles.

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > FNKSS 05/13/2015 at 17:06

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That's super functional! Perfect for cocaine!

jkm7680 > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 17:07

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#FWD

MultiplaOrgasms > RallyWrench 05/13/2015 at 17:10

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Well actually it does serve a purpose. It was specially designed to work in tandem with the active front lip spoiler that MkIVs came with. It only provides a stabilizing effect when the front spoiler is deployed and vice-versa the front lip spoiler is useless when the wing is removed, so it was deactivated on cars delivered with a wing delete.

Fun fact: the MkIVs aero package was illegal in Switzerland so most swiss models were delivered with the wing delete and immobilized front spoiler.

PowderHound > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 17:10

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Brobalt SS > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 17:27

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Completely worthless, wobbles in the wind at speed, now that’s GM Performance!

GhostZ > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 17:29

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/thread

ACESandEIGHTS > FNKSS 05/13/2015 at 17:30

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I don’t know what it is about this car. It still says Ultimate Super Car Ever Conceived Of to me. Still espousing the Lamborghini values of 1) Top speed 2) Acceleration 3) Obnoxious looks very well.

Jonee > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 17:32

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The one on the Mercury Mystique always amused me. Knowing Ford build quality from that era, I think it’s for keeping the trunk lid down.

theonewhoisbasedasfuck > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/13/2015 at 18:32

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1GNuBeetles of the turbo persuasion had active spoilers at the top of the hatch-roof area.

theonewhoisbasedasfuck > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 05/13/2015 at 18:33

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+Eleventy Billion Internets awarded to you

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > GhostZ 05/13/2015 at 18:37

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#grounded

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Brobalt SS 05/13/2015 at 18:38

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Bahaha I didn't know that existed. Awesome.

NJAnon > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 19:22

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Theres too many to list foxbody. Also not sure why you put the Plymouth Superbird as your title photo. A photo of the back of a Acura TSX with their poor excuse for a spoiler would have sufficed.

Dsscats > MultiplaOrgasms 05/13/2015 at 19:24

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90% sure we also didn’t get the active aero in the US

MLGCarGuy > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/13/2015 at 19:26

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Gotta get some imaginary downforce to contain that VTAK

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > NJAnon 05/13/2015 at 19:28

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I like the superbird? I have a soft spot for superbly absurd homologation specials.

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > MLGCarGuy 05/13/2015 at 19:28

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Yo.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > RallyWrench 05/13/2015 at 19:39

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Considering that a mildly breathed on Supra can make 500whp and heaps of torque, that wing isn’t so useless; in 3rd gear at WOT, the lightly modified car is accelerating fast enough to break traction but going fast enough for the spoiler to produce enough additional downforce to combat that. I think it worked in conjunction with the front retractable air dam.

MultiplaOrgasms > Dsscats 05/13/2015 at 20:04

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Depends. Have you ever come across one with a front spoiler like this?