Sentences with phrase «gs450h floorpan»

By packaging the battery pack into the floorpan, engineers not only avoided wasting passenger space (the 500e loses only four cubic feet of interior volume due to its electrification), but also gave the 500e better weight distribution than its gas - powered siblings.

It's better than trying to tell everyone that the new Alfas are based on a Chrysler floorpan ad nauseam.

Behind the front seats, modest amounts of rear legroom are further undermined by a floorpan that encroaches on foot room.

(As electric - car adherents like to remind, the massive battery, nestling against the floorpan, lowers the center of gravity.)

The 38 - kW / hr battery, which fills all the cavities in the floorpan, powers a motor rated at 128 hp and 184lb - ft of torque.

According to MT, the Granite will actually share the Orlando's floorpan, which may explain why GM has refrained from porting the European peoplemover to the U.S.

Underneath the Clarity's floorpan is a small 1.7 kW lithium - ion battery that can store the electricity generated from the stack but mainly helps with regenerative braking and hard acceleration when combined with the fuel - cell stack's full output.

Its floorpan sits 20 mm further from the road than the regular C3 - probably not enough to cross the Darién Gap, but perhaps a little more suitable for kerb - hopping - while tough - looking plastic wheelarch and sill extensions lend it the obligatory toughened - up look.

Visible means to this end are the carbon - fiber upper front strut brace and the lower aluminum support structure; the rear subframe that, together with the five - link suspension, bolts directly onto the steel floorpan; and the lightweight wheels, axles, and composite driveshaft.

Carpets were so swamped there was water pooling in the driver floorpans.

The car will feature active aerodynamics, with adjustable front flaps and a ground - effect floorpan design.

While yet to be given the green light, the full - size Mercedes GLG, codenamed X167, is intended to be built on the modular high - floorpan components set (MHA) that will underpin the next - gen GLE and GLS models.

st of all, The Chrysler Platform LX is CHRYSLERS PLATFORM which came from the LH Cars, The LH Cars were FWD but due to its engine layout (North - South) it was cabable of being RWD / AWD but $ $ $ prevented them from doing so, the 1st Gen RWD 300 sedan platform uses the LH platform with Mercedes pieces such as Firewall, floorpan, Transmission, Rear Suspension (which uses a totally different geometry than Mercedes therefore not directly from Mercedes) to complete the platform.

To that end, all of Zelectric's modifications are completely reversible, save for a couple small holes in the rear floorpan that allow cables to pass between batteries and motor.

The new car boasts one of the largest diffusers we've ever seen on a vehicle, extending behind the car so far it looks as if Aston might have meant to drop a Lagonda Taraf body on top of its floorpan.

He'll also try and convince you the Tesla is built on a Chrysler Neon floorpan.

When the sedan's doors are open, the six bucket seats, tubular spaceframe and floorpan are visible.

While the front - end structure and the floorpan are made of high - strength steel, the passenger cell, the exterior skin, and all hang - on panels are made of aluminum.

Let's wait for the rapier - like wit and finely - honed debating skills of TJ Martin to tell us it's built on a Chrysler Neon floorpan and that it's most definitely a performance car.

FF says that by varying the number of battery «strings» in the floorpan, and the number of electric drive motors (one - to three - motor vehicles are possible), the company can use VPA to build a wide variety of vehicles.

The problem with all these cars, GM, FCA, VW, FORD is that all of them are based on the floorpan of an old Chrysler Neon.

The Eos also has its safety act together, as the steel A-pillars are tied directly to the floorpan's stout frame rails.

This car shared the engines (2.0 I4, 2.5 V6), transmissions, suspension (partially) and floorpans from the Mondeo, but the body shell was unique to the Cougar, and was one of the last Ford cars to be designed under Ford's New Edge philosophy.

A 60 kg lithium - ion battery pack attached under the floorpan helps give the car a 35 mm lower centre of gravity than the Enzo.

Designed in 1984, the R129 was based on the shortened floorpan of the Mercedes - Benz W124.

Besides tubular reinforcements in the A-pillars and windshield header, the Mini's unit - body chassis has been strengthened with added steel in the rocker panels, floorpan and rear crossmembers, plus two small tubes linking the strut towers to the front frame rails.

Details remain scarce ahead of the new two - door's official unveiling, but insiders confirm the TT coupe will continue to use a unique floorpan constructed out of a combination of hot - formed high - strength steel and aluminum — a development first brought to the second - generation model launched in 2006.

Designed in 1984, the R129 was based on the shortened floorpan of the Mercedes - Benz W124 [2] and featured many innovative details for the time, for instance electronically controlled damping (Adaptive Damping System ADS, optional) and a hidden, automatically extending roll - over bar.

The McLaren P1 ™ uses a new carbon fibre MonoCage structure, including floorpan, roof and the distinctive snorkel air intake.

Autonomy will exceed the 400 km threshold and the 60 kWh batteries, mounted deep withing the floorpan, will be able to recharge from special Mercedes - developed stations in just 10 minutes for a projected range of 100 km.

In its quest for its (comparatively, for a plug - in hybrid) light 1,575 kilogram curb weight, BMW squeezed but 7.1 kW - h (5.1 of which it actually uses, lithium ions not liking to be totally drained) of battery under the floorpan.

• Expect rust in the sills (even though they were galvanised), floorpans (especially the driver's footwell), bulkhead plus the front and rear valances.

While the live rear axle and floorpan aft of the front seats remained largely the same, ninety percent of the Firebird's parts were all - new.

The floorpan assembly, front section and virtually all the chassis components are also manufactured from alloy.

The entire original rusted floorpan was removed and a new replacement was supplied by NPD.

For example, many of the Opel's underpinnings, such as the floorpan and suspension components, could serve as the platform for the new Cadillac.

The crowded floorpan also negated a temporary spare tire; Pacifica Hybrid owners get a «tire service kit» with sealant and an inflator.

More sound absorption materials are used under the floorpan and an underbody tray made of fibrous glass expansion board improves aerodynamics while reducing unwanted road noise.

While under its hatchback skin (the Si is the only Civic hatchback being sold in North America) the Si shares its basic structure, independent suspension and floorpan with other Civics, just as significantly it also shares those pieces with the 2002 Acura RSX.

There was a rupture of the floorpan in the driver's seating position, considerable buckling of the floor in the rear of the passenger compartment and spot welds had failed at the point where the bottom sill meets the C - pillar (the rearmost pillar of the passenger compartment).

This chore is accomplished by chassis reinforcements built into the floorpan and rear bulkhead.

The floorpan is made from aluminium, high - strength steel and carbon - fibre reinforced plastic — a combination Porsche says will be reflected on the production version tentatively planned to appear in 2018.

The Windstar does not share its platform - its suspension and floorpan - with the Taurus or any other Ford vehicle, said Ford.

You may remember that starting with the C5, the floorpan was made of an aluminum / balsa sandwich to cut weight, but engineers have replaced that on the C7 with a carbon nano - composite that is even lighter and adds to the structural rigidity.

Engineers also reduced the aperture size in the front dash panel by 25 percent, increased the thickness of the front door window glass, and added various sound absorption materials in all pillars, inner fenders and floorpan.

The vehicle will also employ the company's latest active aerodynamics, with adjustable front flaps, a ground - effect floorpan, and multi-functional rear spoiler.

Developed on the floorpan of the Silver Shadow the new cars showed a considerably improved ride and roadholding not at least due to the new Girling automatic height control in combination with gas shock absorbers.

The Rolls - Royce Silver Spirit appeared both wider and lower than its predecessor, although the Rolls - Royce Silver Shadow II's basic floorpan had been utilised for the new model.

Beneath the new VW Golf GTI's freshened body lurks an upgraded version of its predecessor's underpinnings and floorpan.

About an hour prior to their selection time, exhibitors are encouraged to prepare by viewing the 2017 Show's online floorpan.