Ferrari N.V.
Open-top automobile

Abstract:

An open-top automobile includes an outer body, a passenger compartment in the outer body, and a driver area open at the front with respect to a travelling direction of the automobile. The outer body includes a flow surface that when the automobile is travelling is touched by a main air flow directed towards the driver area. The outer body includes a flow channel in front of the driver area having an inlet opening fed by the outside air when the automobile is travelling, and an outlet opening facing upwards. The flow channel is configured to generate, when travelling, a secondary air flow directed at the outlet opening transversely to the main flow and incident on this latter to divert it upwards and avoid a direct impact of the main air flow on the face of a driver in the driver area.