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How does air resistance effect a car?

Updated: 8/9/2023
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the more air pressure you have the more it will resist the cars movement increasing friction and increasing the energy consumption

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I think it slows it down but I'm not sure. Sorry.

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The car can be engineered to keep its wheels on the ground. If the car is powered though its wheels, it may go faster than a car that is launched into the air (by a bump).

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The lower the air resistance the faster the car can go.

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