Sentences with phrase «aerodynamic efficiency gains»

Lateral strakes located in front of the wheels and tires (8.5 inches wide in front for all trims, and 3.5 inches wide in the rear for EX and above trims) help deflect airflow around the tires for additional aerodynamic efficiency gains.

Not exact matches

While the Mercedes engineers I rode with would not be drawn on their power outputs, it is likely that any increases will be modest, with the emphasis on gains in whole vehicle efficiency through mechanical optimization, weight reduction, and aerodynamic refinement.

It also gains revised air vents designed to emphasize the width of the vehicle, plus tweaked wheel arches that improve the aerodynamic efficiency and a new diffuser.

All Honda Pilots see fuel efficiency gains of 1 mpg city / 2 mpg highway and 2 mpg combined, thanks to aerodynamic and powertrain improvements.

It never really went away, of course — most modern cars spend a chunk of their formative years in a wind tunnel (virtual or otherwise) these days, but as manufacturers scramble for increasing efficiency gains the aerodynamic aids that emerge are becoming ever more advanced.

Overall, aerodynamics have been optimized by 150 percent in term of efficiency and gained a considerably higher downforce of 170 percent over the standard Aventador.

Overall aerodynamics have been optimized by 150 % in term of efficiency and gained a considerably higher downforce of 170 % over the standard Aventador.

Audi says the move to integrate its pipes within a single piece of bodywork is for the sake of aerodynamic efficiency, but we doubt the gains are worth losing such a signature design trait.

This «aero» image also reflects significant gains in aerodynamic efficiency, up 16 percent compared to the outgoing 2013 MDX, achieved through extensive testing in Honda R&D Americas» new wind - tunnel laboratory in Raymond, Ohio — where the vehicle is being created.

Fuel efficiency is improved in part due to comprehensive aerodynamic gains throughout the exterior, and even underneath the vehicle.

We can wonder, though, if simply down - sizing cars and engines, using more carbon fibers and advanced materials, improving aerodynamics, reducing rolling resistance in tires, etc, might not be an easier way to gain efficiency.