VEHICLE AERODYNAMIC APPARATUS
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1. A vehicle comprising one or more guide vanes each disposed at each of a respective front and/or rear quarter of the vehicle for guiding the airflow in the vicinity of an adjacent wheel of the vehicle wherein each guide vane is movable from a retracted position to a deployed position.
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A vehicle having one or more guide vanes each disposed at each of a respective front and/or rear quarter of the vehicle for guiding the airflow in the vicinity of an adjacent wheel of the vehicle.
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33 Claims
- 1. A vehicle comprising one or more guide vanes each disposed at each of a respective front and/or rear quarter of the vehicle for guiding the airflow in the vicinity of an adjacent wheel of the vehicle wherein each guide vane is movable from a retracted position to a deployed position.
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- 23. A bumper for a vehicle comprising one or more guide vanes for guiding the airflow in the vicinity of an adjacent wheel of the vehicle wherein each guide vane is movable from a retracted position to a deployed position.
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33. A vehicle comprising one or more guide vanes each disposed at each of a respective front and/or rear quarter of the vehicle for guiding the airflow in the vicinity of an adjacent wheel of the vehicle wherein each guide vane is movable from a retracted position to a deployed position, wherein each of the one or more guide vanes comprises a first outer guide surface that defines an outer surface of the vehicle when the guide vane is in said retracted position, wherein each of the one or more guide vanes is fixedly mounted to an inner support panel defining a second outer guide surface, the second outer guide surface defining an outer surface of the vehicle when the guide vane is in said deployed position, and wherein each of the one or more guide vanes is arranged to at least partially overlap, in a vertical direction, a wheel arch of the vehicle.
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