What's the benefit of a wing with negative downforce on a Honda Civic?

I saw a Honda Civic over the weekend with a large sheet-metal spoiler/wing on the trunk. However, rather then being angled to create downforce, it had a negative angle that would create lift. By creating lift on the rear of the car, does it give you the feeling that your going fast when you're not?What's the benefit of a wing with negative downforce on a Honda Civic?the wing was not tuned, it was for show, commonly referred to as "rice".



The car probably does not even get fast enough to utilize the downforce of the wing because you must be going at least 120 + mph, which most civics cannot do



there is no need for a wing on a civic anyway, because it is FRONT WHEEL DRIVE.



when this is the case, you need a front spoiler which goes around the front lip of the bumper cover.



Rice is a style that is considered among many tobe cool, however the term "rice" or "ricer" (short for "rice-burner", an imported car that has no performance mods but 'looks' fast)

is usually used in a derogatory sense of the vehicle. Ricers think their cars are awesome.What's the benefit of a wing with negative downforce on a Honda Civic?
it would press down the front of the car,

exactly what is supposed to happen,

but very rarely does, by the lads who add them to there cars. :DWhat's the benefit of a wing with negative downforce on a Honda Civic?wouldn't that mean that when going at high speeds the back of the car would raise...or that the back will have a lot less grip...and it still doesn't reduce drag



so there is no point of having it..its just dangerousWhat's the benefit of a wing with negative downforce on a Honda Civic?
it looks kewlWhat's the benefit of a wing with negative downforce on a Honda Civic?the rear of the car is a very bad place to be creating lift, if you are on a downslope and your front brakes engage and your rear brakes don't do well due to increased lift on the back of the car, you can actually flip the car end over end, a very quick way to die.What's the benefit of a wing with negative downforce on a Honda Civic?
Downforce causes the vehicle to be pressed to the road giving it better speed and gas mileage.



If the airfoil was creating lift instead it would reduce the topend speed as well as drastically reduce gas mileage. Also, there is the potential that if enough lift was generated the driver could lose control of the vehicle.