Sentences with phrase «small wheels allow»

Small wheels allow for a lower moment of inertia, meaning faster acceleration and more responsive steering.»

Not exact matches

The handlebar flips back and forth as well allowing the ability to push the stroller through heavy terrain with the larger wheels on the front or pushing everyday with the smaller wheels in the front and larger ones in the back.

«The same impenetrable quality that allows them to grease the wheel for a building like this, also creates a situation where many small property owners are trying to make perfectly reasonable renovations to their building and they get stopped by DOB for actually inexplicable reasons,» he continued.

The robots have two independently operating wheels and a «nervous system» composed of sensors and a camera, which allow them to detect small discs — a stand in for food.

For these people, I let them keep the training wheels on for a few weeks, allowing a small dinner on Monday night to take the edge off of the hunger.

With a combined economy rating of 28 mpg for the manual and 30 mpg for the automatic, Subaru says the automatic Impreza is the most fuel - efficient all - wheel - drive car you can buy in the U.S. And that newfound thrift carries benefits into other areas, too — for instance, a smaller gas tank allows a flat load floor in the five - door, which is one of the ways that Subaru increased interior volume while maintaining the same footprint as the 2011 model.

Use of the screens, including a small panel at the left of the steering wheel to control lights, allowed Audi to eliminate 32 buttons, Foulk says.

If one surmises that there is still room for a range - topping, image - leading, headline - making vehicle in the Buick lineup that resurrects the Riviera nameplate on a version of GM's rear - wheel - drive platform, Federico only smiles and reminds us that «I'm Mr. GM Small Car Worldwide,» not in charge of the Buick brand or Buick product development, but he allows that «I don't think anybody disagrees with you [that Buick needs an image leader].»

Rear - wheel drive allows the Viano to have a smaller turning circle than front - wheel drive rivals; Compact and Long models have a turning circle of 11.8 m (39 ft) whereas the Extra-Long model turns in 12.5 m (41 ft).

The new front - wheel drive architecture — with a transversely installed engine — allows maximum usage of the interior volume in a relatively small vehicle.

It also allows for small rear - wheel slides and the front wheel leaving the ground.

You've also got steering - wheel controls at your disposal and a small, flexible, and functional information display in the instrument cluster that allows the driver to jump between turn - by - turn navigation directions, contacts for hands - free calling, and the current audio source with the ability to browse radio presets with a thumb roller.

A limited slip differential is a purely mechanical system that transfers a relatively small amount of power to the non-slipping wheel, while still allowing some wheel spin to occur.

Every 1 Series now comes with sat - nav, digital radio, and a 6.5 - inch colour screen that's controlled by a small wheel mounted on the centre console, with shortcut buttons that allow you to switch between menus with ease.

But virtue of the fact that it has smaller wheels, it has larger sidwalls on the tires, which allow it to soak up the bumping and jostling, and kind of the bad experiences of being on the road.

- Sand: Sand mode allows a small amount of simultaneous wheel spin on the two driven wheels, enabling the Grandland X to advance and reducing the risk of sinking.

The measured reduction in turning circle thanks to the rear wheel steering is 1.1 meters, allowing an A8L to match the 11.4 meters turning circle of the much smaller A4.

All - wheel drive versions deliver up to 205 mm ground clearance, extending ASX's appeal to recreational buyers seeking to go further off the beaten track than many small SUVs will allow.

This 8 - speed automatic transmission is unique in the small car segment and allows the output of the most powerful diesel engine to be transferred to the front wheels in a particularly sporty and harmonious manner.

Also, the new system will be joining the present eight - speed transmission used for Kia models with rear - wheel drive, featuring smaller hydraulic oil pump or a high - performance direct control valve body with 12 valves out of 20, which reduce shift times; it allows as well a 34 percent ratio increase over the six - speed automatic, improving thus acceleration and fuel economy.

There's another, smaller shifter near the gear lever that allows you to shift into four - wheel drive.

The car's small - car origins mean it is ideal as an around - town cruiser and easy to park, yet its all - wheel drive capabilities will allow you to leave the city behind.

Mercedes» trainees have also ditched the B - class's front - wheel drive layout for rear - wheel drive, running a propshaft from its new seven - speed automatic gearbox under the flat floor towards the rear where it mates with an axle from the old E 430 Estate; Its 1540 mm rear track allowed them to retain standard rear bodywork but required new pick - up points for the rear multi-link suspension and a smaller fuel tank.

This arrangement allows gear changes with a much smaller interruption in power to the wheels, resulting in millisecond - quick shifts.

The dash has a handful of small physical buttons surrounding the touchscreen infotainment system, but the steering wheel mounted controls allow for easy operation by the driver.

OK, so Audi says ESC Offroad mode, extra underbody protection, 22 mm more ride height than the A3 and (in this case) quattro all - wheel drive allow it to venture further away from tarmac than most small hatches.

Because his hind legs drag across the ground when he maneuvers around, the medical staff in our Alex Lewyt Veterinary Medical Center have come up with several ways to make his life easier — one being a small mobility cart that allows his hind legs to be raised into a harness and replaced by tiny plastic wheels.

The tiny house plans now offered by Seattle Tiny Homes are designed to do exactly that, and these comprehensive plans aren't just small house building plans that can be put onto a trailer without any regard for standards, as the Alki plans meet the standards used by the RV industry, so you can rest assured that the resulting tiny house build will be not only safe but may allow your tiny house on wheels to be certified as an RV.

Smaller wheels might allow for a more compact fold, and are often even stronger, but as a Moulton AM 7 owner I can personally attest to the right royal pain it is to source irregular sized components.