Video: Corvette aero kit vendor explains how exactly it is efficient

It’s an open secret that most body kit manufacturers praise the visual aesthetics of their kits while refusing to provide any actual performance data. Verus Engineering decided to break the mold by telling us how exactly a car like the mid-engined C8 Corvette benefits from the modifications.

These include a front splitter, canards a.k.a. dive planes, a rear diffuser and rear wing on swan-neck supports. Everything is made from carbon fiber, but customers can choose to order their splitter and diffuser in aluminum instead. The lightweight alloy doesn’t make too much of a weight difference while being much more resistant to damage, something track day enthusiasts will certainly appreciate.

In the video above, Verus representative RJ Armantrout demonstrates how the air flows around a moving car, where turbulence forms and how downforce is exerted by the body kit. He uses a particle flow simulator to illustrate how the diffuser helps the air stream dissipate instead of lifting the back of the car at higher accelerations.

Verus has a fair bit of experience in these matters, so it’s worth listening to. Around three years ago, the company designed the aero pieces for the famous Hoonipigasus racecar driven by the now-deceased Ken Block in his last Pikes Peak hill climb race.