Sentences with phrase «r floorpan»

Based on the Bentley Turbo R floorpan an aerodynamically shaped 2 + 2 coupé body had been styled.

In the minus category was a floorpan that sometimes wiggled with impacts from the front suspension, along with a distance of feel between the steering wheel and the road.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

The Compass is built on an extended floorpan from the Renegade, so offers more interior and luggage space.

As far as «Premium» electric cars go, we have Tesla to thank for bolting several tonnes of laptop batteries in the floorpan of the Model S to demonstrate that you can go very fast in a straight line with enough batteries and an electric motor (or preferably three).

The car rides on an all - new floorpan, and the all - wheel - drive system is derived from experience gained on the exotic 959 model, built for use in racing, rallying and on European highways.

There's more hot - formed high - strength steel in the floorpan to cut weight.

The 1998 Beetle's floorpan, suspension system and drivetrain are the same as the new version of the VW Golf that's available in Europe and debuts here in the fall.

Extensive use of aluminum was made for its exterior body, floorpan assembly, front section and almost all the chassis components.

Classic Tube is proud to introduce its» 65 — ’66 Mustang dual - exhaust floorpan reinforcement plates.

The new Cougar is based on the drivetrain, suspension and floorpan of the Ford Contour / Mercury Mystique sedans.

It is considered an icon of the 1960s, [6][13][14] and its space - saving front - wheel - drive layout (which allowed 80 % of the area of the car's floorpan to be used for passengers and luggage) influenced a generation of car - makers.

About an hour prior to the time to select, exhibitors are encouraged to be prepared by viewing the 2017 Show's online floorpan.

About an hour prior to the time to select, exhibitors are encouraged to be prepared by viewing the 2016 Show's floorpan.

Instead, the Leaf is driven by an 80 - kilowatt (110 - horsepower) electric motor that drives the car's front wheels and is powered 24 - kilowatt - hour lithium - ion battery pack located in the floorpan under the rear seat.

The suspension components, basic floorpan and chassis are similar, but Ford has done away with the use of high - strength Boron steel (to keep costs in check) in this application.

The beds were delightfully comfortable, and there was plenty of creative storage despite a relatively compact floorpan.

This is the largest studio floorpan available on the property at 595 sq.ft.