The teardrop shape can clearly be seen in plan view, though. ... The Teardrop-Shaped Car That Kick-Started Automotive Aerodynamics. 1921-1925 Rumpler Tropfenwagen Plan View Design Sketch.

Narrator: We asked Todd about the aerodynamics of the car and its iconic shape. Todd: So, it's that teardrop shape, you know, coming from the front axle and really wasting away as much as possible ...

This year’s concept car is entitled the iChange, and its defining feature is its ability to change shape from a streamlined teardrop one-seater, to a three seat compact sportsvan.

To build Maxwell’s tiny car, place a ring-shaped magnet on a battery’s positive post and add circular magnets to both ends. Then lay down aluminum foil as a makeshift road, smoothing out any ...

Back in 1933, American inventor Buckminster Fuller revealed the first prototype of the Dymaxion car, which he imagined as the base for a land-water-air vehicle that would shape the future of mobility.

This strangely shaped car may look like a bubble - but the top speed of 86mph it reached almost a century ago proves that it is anything but. The world's first aerodynamic automobile, the 1914 A.L ...

This plate follows the sun’s trajectory, and moves the panels themselves, so that they are optimally positioned at all times. The team estimate that this will give the car 20 per cent more power than ...