DriveClub gives it a serious run for its money, though, as Evolution went the extra mile by adding water droplet movement physics so that the water dynamically sloshed
around the windscreen as you drove.
McMahill says the company plans to offer new accessories for the Gazebo in the near future, including a wrap
around windscreen.
The bonnet offered good or adequate protection to the head of a struck pedestrian over almost all of its surface and no poor results were recorded, even on the stiff areas
around the windscreen.
The bonnet surface provided good or adequate protection to the head of a struck pedestrian but performance was weak and poor in tests
around the windscreen pillars.
At motorway speeds, the swirl of wind noise
around the windscreen pillars and roof rails was unexpected.
The view through the wrap -
around windscreen is panoramically brilliant and you are so far towards the middle of the car the driving position is almost as central as a McLaren F1's.
Shy of donning full - face helmets, occupants receive protection from the elements by means of a chopped wrap -
around windscreen and — unlike the Crossblade — full door panels.
The wrap -
around windscreens were seriously cool, and while bench seating was still standard, individual front seats were available from 1961 — along with a new 95bhp 2.7 - litre straight - 6.
Not exact matches
Those which turn up in races of less than three hours probably will carry the kind of optional equipment Duntov used at Daytona Beach — small racing
windscreen in place of the standard, speed - cheating wrap -
around windshield, a streamlined cockpit cover, modified camshaft and a rear - axle ratio to suit the circuit.
In fact, for the early days the only person on hand who wasn't a relative or close friend of a player was a tall, shirtless fellow who wandered
around outside the courts, peering through the
windscreens at the action.
Apparently the builders will be
around later to work on the conservatory... Wednesday 18.10 So now we're about to see how ready they really are... It was an afternoon of pitlane fiddling, job - sheets on
windscreens, endless pit - stop rehearsal, and a lot of sky - watching, with the occasional engine run mercifully drowning out the French rap music on the PA..
always worth ensuring insurance policy covers
windscreen damage, autoglass are quite good
around here and fix without affecting NCD
Personally we like to be able to see everything
around us, and ensure they can see us - don't want to be anywhere near another car with the windows all frosted up and just a small patch on the
windscreen for them to peer out!
The Sagaris» throttle is cracked wide open, the Speed - Six engine's howl swirling
around the cabin, the wildly slashed bonnet raised slightly as the rear squats hard, and there's a target filling the
windscreen.
Everything that isn't carbon or leather is black anodised aluminium, apart from a huge hoop of glinting rose gold that rings the centre console as it swoops down from the
windscreen,
around the handbrake and then back up to the
windscreen again.
On the plus side, the Beetle's cabin is well built and has more character than most, while the upright
windscreen, such a distinctive part of the car's styling, means great visibility
around the A-pillars - a rare quality these days.
At 2153 mm it's
around 200 mm wider than a Porsche 911 Turbo, a fact that is exacerbated by the Vantage's low - slung driving position, high - set dashboard and slimline
windscreen.
Jaguar Land Rover is currently testing out its «360 - degree Virtual Urban
Windscreen,» which gives drivers a full view of the environment
around the car.
The rear
windscreen wraps
around the D - pillars, increasing interior luminosity and benefiting visibility.
All of this combined with the insignias of a future icon — a red stripe
around the radiator grille, a black border
around the rear
windscreen, a sport steering wheel like in the Scirocco Coupé, a golf ball as a gear shift grip, ergonomically perfect sport seats with a classic tartan design and a name that would never be forgotten: GTI.
The front
windscreen is shaped to reduce turbulence for the cabin passengers, deflecting the air
around and above their heads, keeping the level of ventilation within the cockpit to an optimal level for a sunlit environment.
At the same time, the presence of tinted heat insulating glass all
around with grey top - tint in the
windscreen helps in keeping the entire ambiance pleasant irrespective of the temperature outside.
Pros: - Good handling, sharp steering, no body roll when cornering - smooth gearbox, well equipped (sync, LED lights, heated
windscreen, mood light, leather steering wheel), good road / engine noise isolation (just a little wind noise
around A-pillar)- Reasonably well build with good plastics.
This car being a soft top gets an aluminium
windscreen frame with another aluminium strip that runs
around the roof aperture.
Among those established design signatures are Nissan's V - Motion grille, boomerang headlights and taillights, and the floating roof with a «wrap -
around visor» look to the
windscreen and side glass.
It can be tricky to see
around the thick
windscreen pillars, though.
Chief among which is the enclosed spare wheel holder: the whole back end of the car seems to have been designed
around it, from the low step of the boot aperture to the curved rear
windscreen - complete with curved heater elements.
The
windscreen area now looks clutter free, thanks to the reduction in the number of rivets
around the base of the A-pillar and a relatively rounded
windscreen.
Acoustic seat - belt warning, Brake fluid level warning light, Brake pad wear indicator warning light, Exterior temperature gauge, Oil level indicator, Push button starter, Rear park distance control, Service interval indicator, Speed sensitive power steering, Sports button, Auxiliary input socket, DAB digital radio module, Radio BOOST + single slot CD, 2 speed wipers + intermittent wipe, Adaptive rear spoiler, Anti trapping / one touch open close front windows, Body coloured bumpers, Chrome bezels
around rear lights and headlights, Chrome bumper inserts, Chrome door handles, Chrome exhaust tailpipe, Chrome plated radiator grille, Chrome plated trim on bottom edge of window, Chrome tailgate handle, Electrically adjustable door mirrors, Follow me home headlights, Heated door mirrors / heated
windscreen washers, Heated rear window with auto timer, Metal look door sill finishers, Side air inlets, 4 boot load lashing points, Active carbon filter, Air recirculation system, Anthracite headlining, Centre console storage, Cup holders, Driver's seat height adjuster, Driver / passenger sunvisors and vanity mirrors, Front head restraints, Front interior light, Front passenger seat height adjust, Interior world - Carbon black, Internal chrome door handles, Luggage compartment lighting, Reach + rake adjustable steering column, Sensatec gearshift and handbrake, Through load facility, 3 point seatbelts, ABS / EBD, ASC+T, CBC -(Cornering brake control), Crash Sensor - activates hazard / interior lighting + unlocks doors, Driver and passenger airbags, Driver / front passenger side airbags, DSC - Dynamic Stability Control, Fuel cut off safety device, Head airbags, Passenger airbag deactivation system, Seatbelt pretensioners, Tyre pressure warning, Anti-theft wheel bolts, Drive away door locking, Electronic immobiliser, Locking wheel bolts, Remote central locking / doors + fuel cap + tailgate, Remote control alarm, Second remote key
The chic rear profile gets integrated spoiler atop, a short
windscreen, wrap -
around tail lamps and a large body painted bumper.
Among the G - Code's more flamboyant design touches is a canopy - style glasshouse, with the
windscreen wrapping
around over the A-pillars to give the roof a floating appearance, similar to the treatment used by Mini on its more recent models.
The protection provided by the bonnet to the head of a struck pedestrian was mostly good or adequate, with some poorer results
around the base of the
windscreen and along the stiff
windscreen pillars.
Rear
windscreen flows seamlessly onto the boot and there is hardly any trace of chrome
around, instead the black cladding
around the wheel arches and scuff plates on flanks add ruggedness to the vehicle.
The top can open and close in
around 19 seconds, while Mercedes includes extras such as a rear wind deflector and special
windscreen rail that's designed to reduce cabin buffeting when the top is down.
Poor results were recorded
around the base of the
windscreen and on the stiff
windscreen pillars.
The rear has a slanting
windscreen and a flat lid featuring wrap
around tail lamps.
From the driver's seat it doesn't take long to identify the Mini presence like in the head - up display system (information is projected onto a instrument panel top mounted glass and not on the
windscreen), or the profusion of buttons in the central dash area and even in some of the buttons
around the roof illumination zone.
Or Kristin Baker's wrap -
around paintings of the view through hurtling
windscreens: a hybrid of Wyndham Lewis and James Rosenquist.