What is a 'generation' nascar COT?

Question

i keep hearing them talk about 1st, 2nd, etc generation cot's..i guess its different versions upgraded of cot through out the year?

Answer 1

When NASCAR was developing the COT they tried many different generations.  Cars with a spoiler, wing, no splitter, with a splitter, huge spoiler etc.  

Answer 2

i believe the 1st generation are the very first ones they used and the generations following are the newer ones

Answer 3

Not really throughout the year.. more like throughout the years. With an S. Changes probably won't immediately happen, but over time, things could change.  

Answer 4

They are upgraded versions of the cot.  

Answer 5

Yea, I think it's just a term that helps differentiate between the older cars and the new cars.

Answer 6

The COT's are just clones of each other  Clones cannot have generations