Spoiler Advantage? - Toyota Yaris Forums

Yarii · 09-07-2006, 05:19 PM

I was just wondering if the little optional LB spoiler has any aerodynamic advantage. Specifically does it help keep road dust from sucking up onto the back of the car - luggage racks on older station wagons had this effect by stopping the air stream over the car sticking directly to the roof where it curved down to the tailgate.

riceboy · 09-07-2006, 11:29 PM

Like most Toyota's the Yaris has a good coefficient of drag.. however I don't think the spoiler really does anything significant.... I have crap all over the car... but I think it's just from dust in the air settling on the car...

Katana · 09-08-2006, 03:10 AM

Τhe spoiler adds only beauty to the car...

ellenbetty · 07-04-2009, 12:00 AM

Some older wagons have a air deflector. The air deflector aims the air coming across the roof down upon the rear window. The redirected wind blows the dust off the rear window. But a air deflector does negatively effect fuel economy slightly. I do not know of anyone who makes such a air deflector for a economy hatchback.

Phaeton · 07-04-2009, 08:46 AM

Actually the spoiler keeps most of the crap off the back window. Before I put mine on the back window was always dirty.

09-07-2006, 05:19 PM	#1
Yarii Drives: n/a Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 24	Spoiler Advantage? I was just wondering if the little optional LB spoiler has any aerodynamic advantage. Specifically does it help keep road dust from sucking up onto the back of the car - luggage racks on older station wagons had this effect by stopping the air stream over the car sticking directly to the roof where it curved down to the tailgate.

09-08-2006, 03:10 AM	#3
Katana Drives: Yaris LB 1.3lt 06 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Under the hood! Posts: 1,124	Τhe spoiler adds only beauty to the car... __________________ It's not the ride, it's the rider!

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09-07-2006, 11:29 PM	#2
riceboy Drives: icebox Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CAN Posts: 1,003	Like most Toyota's the Yaris has a good coefficient of drag.. however I don't think the spoiler really does anything significant.... I have crap all over the car... but I think it's just from dust in the air settling on the car...

07-04-2009, 12:00 AM	#4
ellenbetty ellenbetty View User's Garage Drives: 2 2007 Yaris 3 door liftback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stow Ohio Posts: 182	Some older wagons have a air deflector. The air deflector aims the air coming across the roof down upon the rear window. The redirected wind blows the dust off the rear window. But a air deflector does negatively effect fuel economy slightly. I do not know of anyone who makes such a air deflector for a economy hatchback.

07-04-2009, 08:46 AM	#5
Phaeton View User's Garage Drives: Blazing Blue Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Port Angeles, Wa Posts: 385	Actually the spoiler keeps most of the crap off the back window. Before I put mine on the back window was always dirty.