Wind Noise / Buffeting

At various speeds, as a window is lowered, passengers could experience a feeling of dizziness or

disorientation associated with a pulsing sensation of the air inside the vehicle.

This issue, known as buffeting, can occur during both high and low speeds, and is often
associated with a change in air pressure inside the vehicles cabin.

There are multiple causes associated with this effect, but it is mainly attributed to the precision
streamlining of modern vehicle designs. Many vehicles are designed in conjunction with air flow tests
performed under laboratory conditions, inside of a wind tunnel, which tests the effects of physical
vehicle-body design, against airflow and aerodynamics, as it travels at different speeds.

The buffeting effect is caused by a sudden change in the aerodynamics of the vehicle, caused
by the lowering of a window, which changes how the air is flowing over the surface of the vehicle. The
effect can be corrected by raising or closing the offending window to correct the airflow. This effect can
also be attributed, to a lesser degree, to the rapid exchange of hotter air inside the vehicle cabin, with
the colder outside air, creating a vacuum effect.