Originally Posted by jlatessa
The wheel well idea brings to mind a question I always had about the Accords I've owned.
Now these are not super speedway cars, but mileage is very important to the manufacturers
today.

When changing oil or other maintenance I can still do at my age,!! I've noticed the small air-dams
in front of all 4 wheel housings. now these are only about an inch or two deep and extend
the full width of the well, but I can see where they must consider it important even for the speeds these sedans normally see.

Joe


You would think it creates a low pressure area behind the housing, letting the air escape. I also notice how flat the bottoms of these new car are compared to older stuff. I am pretty impressed with how smooth some new stuff is underneath, even the plain jane cars.