Breathe well
With the advancing electrification, we dare to say that the scoop is going to die out in the car world. Now that even Subaru has registered the STe brand name for something brutally electric, that brings us to seven scoops we should never forget. Of course there is also one of a Subaru STi!
Plymouth GTX (1970)
An American muscle car is not complete without a decent one hood scoop. Of course you give it a cool name, such as the ‘Air grabber’ of the Plymouth GTX and Road Runner. Although ‘Ramcharger’, as the cable-operated air supply system at fellow company Dodge was called, is perhaps even cooler.
Subaru WRX STi (2004)
With the Impreza, Subaru has built up an impressive resume of extensively spoiled rally cars for the street. To supply the intercooler with extra air, you obviously need a decent extension on the hood. The post-facelift second-generation Impreza had the largest.
Alfa Romeo Montreal (1970)
That it doesn’t always have to be high, wide or big, the Montreal proves with its NACA duct style air vent. The shape comes from aviation and we also see it (in plural) on the Ferrari F40, for example. There they are functional, the Montreal’s is just part of the hood design.
Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am WS6 (2000)
Whether the nose has become more beautiful, we leave in the middle, but Pontiac had to do something to provide all the violence under the arched hood of this wrought-up Firebird with extra air. Hence the two holes in the snout of this Ram Air WS6, the name of Pontiac’s ‘performance package’ since the late 1970s.
Lamborghini Countach LP400 (1974)
When cooling a rear-mounted, potent V12, you cannot avoid adding extra openings in the bodywork or installing extra parts that take on this function. The Countach had both: NACA ducts on the sides and two huge air scoops on top of the rear wings.
Porsche 911 GT2 (1993)
Porsche incorporated two vents into the rear wing design of the GT2 to provide extra breath for the twin-blown 3.6-litre boxer engine. In the 911 generations after, the cooling came in mainly through holes in the rear wheel arches.
Renault 5 Turbo (1980)
Homologation specials such as the Peugeot 205 T16 and Renault 5 Turbo have the engine behind the front seats, making cooling via the sides (or the roof, as with the Ford RS200) an obvious choice. Knocked-out wheel arches were a permanent fixture, resulting in a nice and firm buttocks.
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– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl