[svxistentialist]

Originally Posted by LetItSnow

Sure, it was functional on the track. On the street? Not so much. Mysteriously cool, regardless.

The old-iron generation of STi bashers should be reminded of these beasties when they criticize its wing!

Er... /OT.

Not so off-topic I think! The reason the Superbird worked so well was the wind-tunnel work that dictated the shape. It was the very first American car that took serious note of how difficult it is to split the wind at speeds of 100+.

Up to that time racers just kept souping up the engines, throwing horsepower at the problem.

An of course you are correct. As cool as it looks, the aerodynamics were designed for very high speeds, and were less useful at ordinary road speeds.

One last funny point about the Superbird. The reason the rear wing is so high was because it is fixed to the bodywork. Somebody noticed that with the wing in it's original low position it did not allow the trunk lid to open!!

The solution of raising the wing to dizzy heights is part of what makes this particular 'Bird soar in the imagination.

Priceless

Joe