Rear Spoilers Integral to Design

[Johnny 89]

I always like that styling cue where the rear spoiler forms part of the overall design. Without the spoiler the design would not work. It's built in, it's an integral part.

I have a few examples and it seems that most of these cars are from the '90s. I'm sure there must be more.









And the nomination for the ordinary car:



Let's see your suggestions

[WarnieV6GT]

Yeah baby...

[Fartgalen]

[Levin]

Seems like it's a feature more typical of cars with angular bodies and lots of straight lines. The Lamborghini Diablo was one I had thought of, but it seems like they didn't all have a spoiler. Aftermarket body kits often featured the same spoiler designs, like the König Competition Testarossa.

[Johnny 89]

The NSX is a good shout..

The Viper is one I didn't really consider as its like a big lip. Completely see what you mean though and definitely part of the design.

[Mastodon2]

Carrera GT - amazing with the spoiler down, awful with it raised!

[rohrl]

R33 Nissan Skyline



Ferrari 250 GTO

[Amirhussain]

Mastodon2 said:

Carrera GT - amazing with the spoiler down, awful with it raised!

Other way around for me

[Leins]

Compared to the prototype:

Edited by Leins on Saturday 29th August 15:05

[CanAm]

rohrl said:

Ferrari 250 GTO

Strictly speaking not integral to the design. The original design was without a spoiler and early examples had a stick-on spoiler which was later integrated into the tail shape. (Very pedantic, I know)

[ikarl]

[Puddenchucker]

ikarl said:

The non-GT versions didn't have a spoiler.

[Puddenchucker]

[Johnny 89]

959 great shout..

I can't agree with the MR-2 I'm afraid. Just some plastic put on the side to make it fit

[kiethton]

Although more of a big lip the Porsche 924s/944 is in with a shout, also forms the outside of the bootlid/hatch thing

[GroundEffect]

I typically don't like spoilers that have a slot-gap but this is great:

[Benmac]

Lotus have done it a couple of times:

[TommoAE86]

rohrl said:

R33 Nissan Skyline

Yum

[Mastodon2]

Amirhussain said:

Other way around for me

Are your eyes broken?

[ikarl]

Johnny 89 said:

I always like that styling cue where the rear spoiler forms part of the overall design. Without the spoiler the design would not work. It's built in, it's an integral part.

Johnny 89 said:

I can't agree with the MR-2 I'm afraid. Just some plastic put on the side to make it fit

Erm, yeah, but it's integral to the design of the gt regardless of it being plastic, the design would not work otherwise, as per your first post, no?