{"id":31045,"date":"2023-06-13T11:02:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=31045"},"modified":"2023-06-13T11:02:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:02:48","slug":"world-first-how-the-200-mph-rolling-road-wind-tunnel-helped-develop-the-mustang-dark-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/world-first-how-the-200-mph-rolling-road-wind-tunnel-helped-develop-the-mustang-dark-horse","title":{"rendered":"World first: How the 200 mph Rolling Road Wind Tunnel helped develop the Mustang Dark Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a long white and blue building behind I-94\u2019s 80-foot-tall Uniroyal tire landmark in Allen Park, cars are traveling at speeds up to 200 mph.<\/p>\n

While stationary.<\/p>\n

Ford\u2019s Vehicle Performance and Electrification Center houses the world\u2019s first 200 mph aerodynamic wind tunnel. The state-of-the-art Rolling Road Wind Tunnel\u2014fed by a 26-foot tall, 7,000-horsepower wind turbine\u2014is part of the development of a new generation of Ford vehicles, including the 2024 Mustang.<\/p>\n

<\/a>“We spent approximately 250 hours in the wind tunnel developing the new Mustang,\u201d said Mustang and Bronco aerodynamicist Jonathan Gesek. \u201cThe aerodynamics of the Mustang Dark Horse have created the most track-capable 5.0-liter Mustang to date.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>

The industrial facility is long way from the simple aerodynamic tricks featured in the hit\u00a0Ford v. Ferrari<\/em>\u00a0movie in which engineers attached flags to cars on test tracks to examine air flow. RRWT brings the track to the car by constructing an enormous donut with a wind turbine on one side and test vehicles strapped down in a test bay on the other.<\/p>\n