Motor vehicle with a rear diffuser
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsSven Wallrabe, Ilya Senchenkov, Dominik Beierl
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Abstract
A motor vehicle has a rear diffuser which includes a diffuser element which can be moved into a diffuser position in order to influence a driving behavior of the motor vehicle in respect of vehicle downforce and air resistance. The diffuser element, in a closed position, covers an opening of a hitch device, which is exposed by the diffuser element in an open position.
Claims11
A motor vehicle comprising:
- a rear diffuser including a moveable diffuser element that is configured to be moved into a diffuser position in order to influence a vehicle downforce and an air resistance of the motor vehicle,
- wherein, in a closed position of the diffuser element, the diffuser element covers an opening of a hitch device, and, in an open position of the diffuser element, the diffuser element exposes the opening of the hitch device.
In a motor vehicle comprising a rear diffuser including a moveable diffuser element that is configured to be moved into a diffuser position in order to influence a vehicle downforce and an air resistance of the motor vehicle, wherein, in a closed position of the diffuser element, the diffuser element covers an opening of a hitch device, and, in an open position the diffuser element, the diffuser element exposes the opening, a method for operating the motor vehicle comprises:
- moving the diffuser element from the diffuser position into an extended position before extending a trailer coupling of the hitch device.
A rear diffuser including a moveable diffuser element that is configured to be moved into a diffuser position in order to influence a vehicle downforce and air resistance of a motor vehicle,
- wherein, in a closed position of the diffuser element, the diffuser element covers an opening of a hitch device, and, in an open position the diffuser element, the diffuser element exposes the opening of the hitch device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.