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Good video! At 9:15 you can see how the Opel Kadett's nose is pushed off course by the crosswind more than its tail is. That happens when a car's aerodynamic center of pressure is located further forward than its center of gravity. Think of an arrow. With feathers at the back, it will tend to point into a side wind. If the feathers were at the front instead, the nose would get deflected and it would be very unstable. If the center of pressure coincides with the center of gravity, a car will just get laterally displaced in a crosswind. Supposedly one of the reasons why the NSX's tail was made long was specifically to improve its stability in crosswinds. (source: Brian Long's book "Acura NSX, Honda’s Supercar", page 22)In a side wind, does the first generation Insight get laterally displaced with the nose still pointing in the right direction? If the nose gets pushed off course more than the tail, I hope Honda does a better job designing the new NSX. Low drag does not have to go hand in hand with susceptibility to side winds!
Good video! At 9:15 you can see how the Opel Kadett's nose is pushed off course by the crosswind more than its tail is. That happens when a car's aerodynamic center of pressure is located further forward than its center of gravity. Think of an arrow. With feathers at the back, it will tend to point into a side wind. If the feathers were at the front instead, the nose would get deflected and it would be very unstable. If the center of pressure coincides with the center of gravity, a car will just get laterally displaced in a crosswind. Supposedly one of the reasons why the NSX's tail was made long was specifically to improve its stability in crosswinds. (source: Brian Long's book "Acura NSX, Honda’s Supercar", page 22)
In a side wind, does the first generation Insight get laterally displaced with the nose still pointing in the right direction? If the nose gets pushed off course more than the tail, I hope Honda does a better job designing the new NSX. Low drag does not have to go hand in hand with susceptibility to side winds!
