{"id":49791,"date":"2026-07-11T04:55:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T04:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/49791\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T04:55:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T04:55:27","slug":"renault-india-partners-with-iit-kanpur-for-advanced-vehicle-aerodynamics-research-etauto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/49791\/","title":{"rendered":"Renault India Partners with IIT Kanpur for Advanced Vehicle Aerodynamics Research, ETAuto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"442\" class=\"unveil\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"width:100%;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/132308575.cms.png\" captionrendered=\"1\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Renault said access to the facility will allow its engineering teams to conduct more precise validation of vehicle aerodynamics and wind-noise performance during product development.&lt;\/p&gt;\"\/>Renault said access to the facility will allow its engineering teams to conduct more precise validation of vehicle aerodynamics and wind-noise performance during product development.<br \/><a id=\"20123180\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Renault-India\" source=\"keywords\" meta.keywordsubtype=\"org\" meta.entityname=\"Renault India\" meta.hostid=\"265\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/renault+india\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Renault India<\/a> has partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur to strengthen its <a id=\"37481262\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"vehicle-research-and-development\" source=\"keywords\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/vehicle+research+and+development\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">vehicle research and development<\/a> capabilities, with the automaker set to use the institute&#8217;s <a id=\"37481263\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"National-Wind-Tunnel-Facility\" source=\"keywords\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/national+wind+tunnel+facility\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">National Wind Tunnel Facility<\/a> (NWTF) for aerodynamic and wind-noise testing of its passenger vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration aims to enhance vehicle development by validating aerodynamic performance and wind-noise characteristics, supporting improvements in efficiency, safety and overall vehicle performance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This partnership marks an important step in strengthening Renault&#8217;s engineering capabilities in India. By collaborating with <a id=\"20048663\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"IIT-Kanpur\" source=\"keywords\" meta.keywordsubtype=\"org\" meta.entityname=\"IIT Kanpur\" meta.hostid=\"265\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/iit+kanpur\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IIT Kanpur<\/a> and leveraging the National Wind Tunnel Facility, we are bringing together world-class research infrastructure and Renault&#8217;s global engineering expertise to develop future-ready vehicles,&#8221; said Dr. Vikraman V, Chief of Engineering, Renault Group India.<\/p>\n<p>The National Wind Tunnel Facility enables <a id=\"32651229\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"aerodynamic-testing\" source=\"keywords\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/aerodynamic+testing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">aerodynamic testing<\/a> at speeds ranging from 80 km\/h to 280 km\/h and is currently being upgraded to support testing at speeds exceeding 400 km\/h. Renault said access to the facility will allow its engineering teams to conduct more precise validation of vehicle aerodynamics and wind-noise performance during product development.<\/p>\n<p>According to IIT Kanpur, the collaboration also broadens the facility&#8217;s application beyond aerospace research into the automotive sector.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This collaboration highlights the versatility of the National Wind Tunnel Facility and represents an important opportunity to extend our expertise beyond aerospace applications,&#8221; said Alakesh Chandra Mandal, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Coordinator, NWTF, IIT Kanpur.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership is governed by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covering commercial engagement, intellectual property management and confidentiality.\n                                                                    <\/p>\n<p>                                    Published On Jul 10, 2026 at 03:16 PM IST<\/p>\n<p>\n                Join the community of 2M+ industry professionals.<br \/>\n                Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights &amp; analysis in your inbox.\n            <\/p>\n<p>                    All about ETAuto industry right on your smartphone! <\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783745727_472_auto_barcode.png\" alt=\"\"\/>                        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Renault said access to the facility will allow its engineering teams to conduct more precise validation of vehicle&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49792,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13063],"tags":[32574,32571,32573,12198,22650,32572],"class_list":["post-49791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-renault","tag-aerodynamic-testing","tag-iit-kanpur","tag-national-wind-tunnel-facility","tag-renault","tag-renault-india","tag-vehicle-research-and-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}