Wind Tunnel Testing of Acura 21 TLX Type-S
#1
Intermediate
Thread Starter
Wind Tunnel Testing of Acura 21 TLX Type-S
Here's some noteworthy screen shots for the Type S in full scale wind tunnel testing, surprised to not see tuffs installed, but smoke trails easier to discern when flow goes from laminar to turbulent.
![](https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_24_18h50m02s701_ca04e5f42f61bce37da82ebd9d4b1def4a5a39bf.png)
![](https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_24_18h50m24s296_93b0f8a61187d08d896c367f29baec151d54a24e.png)
![](https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_24_18h50m51s356_49e4eec85f73cae903bb2e38ca27a2d0b1eb5a84.png)
![](https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_24_18h51m20s573_92c32e703b5a238c0bc99bff2559238831f8752f.png)
![](https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_24_18h51m50s712_54de14523756954dde68d71b0767d064b92c3b11.png)
![](https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_24_18h52m36s002_e94032443a472dee80374d4fae51ad8a0cdd6ae7.png)
![](https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_25_09h27m14s593_b35d942ec2fa081bdcb8624ef33449028a472f26.png)
Apparently the full scale wind tunnel facility just opened this week!
https://hondanews.com/en-US/releases...tunnel-in-ohio
![](https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/598x847/screenshot_2022_03_25_at_16_32_06_honda_opens_new_world_class_wind_tunnel_in_ohio_62f1312bd5c80443b4198316673afe8370b61666.png)
Here's some other noteworthy views though not of the TLX Type S.
![](https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_24_18h54m19s660_62d85262257a440280129129938a7d6fcfaaa9f3.png)
![](https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_24_18h54m24s215_f0f05fef51f92e1ccaf89749557fee0ab8a715ef.png)
![](https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_24_18h54m30s783_2d9f7f26cb7b30b2198540efaf8575a68e3053ef.png)
![](https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_24_18h54m37s570_11c46eef18a9dde16a48131f76ccb0522980ff82.png)
![](https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_24_18h55m59s189_dde864fbeba84b6d3c106e638bef7fe211cb8db5.png)
![](https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_25_16h23m54s140_819eb125987fe7387b53842df1dc63269d063db5.png)
![](https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_25_16h23m59s302_15f9b138bfb0ac96435a5692e0d8da50938252ff.png)
![](https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_25_16h24m04s064_490af58356738c301b6b05883e593b4e393b95e7.png)
![](https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_25_16h24m49s918_ba319220bffed9f7d0b4102f1001dbabb83cd64e.png)
![](https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_25_16h25m07s430_eb8008a74273ab1157689f13a52cb9aba3436e9b.png)
![](https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazine.com-vbulletin/1920x1080/vlcsnap_2022_03_25_16h25m36s644_9fd87360d6bb7f1e87d70e65eabc5f8450d2fe9c.png)
Also good to see they're doing some noise/acoustic transmission analysis. The investment in capital, the wind tunnel, equipment, acoustic arrays is not cheap, shows how dedicated they are with respect to future product development. Traditionally, wind tunnel testing is done with small scale models, adjustments made with Reynolds number, and then validated in full scale/production testing with respect to flight vehicles in aerospace. Guess they do it differently in the automotive industry do it full scale.
The following 6 users liked this post by praecisiovectura:
ACCURATEin (03-26-2022),
Camaro194 (03-25-2022),
frainc (03-26-2022),
JDM_DOHC_SiR (03-27-2022),
Justy48 (03-26-2022),
and 1 others liked this post.
#2
AZ Community Team
Thx for posting, did not know Honda has a rolling floor wind tunnel for their production vehicles. Really impressive testing facility
#3
tehLEGOman
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Charlotte, NC
Age: 41
Posts: 9,177
Received 1,983 Likes
on
1,336 Posts
I would be interested to test a front splitter and some canards to see if it compresses the suspension at all above 100. To see if the downforce will push the car down a mm or two.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
03S-typePenguin
2G TL Photograph Gallery
3
08-03-2008 09:20 PM
DDT-TypeS
2G CL (2001-2003)
24
11-17-2004 07:39 AM