The bike has sufficient gap
between the tyres and body and great suspensions for absorbing the jerks and facilitate smooth ride
On coarse - chip country roads there was little noise from the contact
between tyres and road.
With lateral acceleration of up to 1.4 G and improved interaction
between the tyres and the intelligent all - wheel drive system, the Super Sport offers perfect handling and even more powerful acceleration of 1,500 Newton metres on corner exits.
The traction assistance provided by the double - disc clutch is especially noticeable when the friction ratio
between the tyres and the road is low, since the clutch locks the powertrain mechanically during moderate starting if the friction coefficient
between the tyres and the road is less than µ = 0.3 (more or less equivalent to snow).
In addition to the high lateral potential of up to 1.4 G, the optimised interaction
between the tyres and the smart four - wheel drive system enables perfect handling.
Its ability to communicate accurately what's going on
between the tyres and the road sets it apart from the average family hatchback.
The impact on the car's aesthetics is heightened by the availability of 17 - and 18 - inch diameter alloy wheels, resulting in a minimal gap
between tyres and bodywork.
In particular, Autocar were interested in looking at the differences in performance
between tyres fitted to rear - wheel drive performance cars like the C350 and the same tyres fitted to high - spec family cars like the Mondeo 2.0 TDCi.
The 245 informs you of what's going on
between the tyres and the tarmac enough for you to judge just how much steering and throttle you can apply.
The steering is clean and finely filtered, not alive exactly but far from a dead weight in your hands, and the ride is incredibly pliant so you feel isolated from the unwanted white noise of road imperfections but completely tuned - in to the interface
between tyres and tarmac.
Sadly the firmer damper settings don't suddenly make the C43 any more interactive, but they do help create a better connection with what's going on
between the tyres and the road.
Once the vehicle is let down onto the ground again the wheels grip the ground before the suspension has fully settled, this creates opposing forces
between the tyres, wheels & steering mechanism.
A Bilstein - developed suspension kit with «sporty - comfortable» settings helps close the gap
between tyre and wheelarch.
Continental have constructed the ContiSportContact 5 with a supple «macro-block» design - this works to increases the total contact area
between the tyre and road surface for added grip when cornering.
The angular velocity of the wheel is high enough that it causes slip
between the tyre surface and the road, which can be expressed as a positive slip ratio.
The use of Goodyear's Active Braking Technology in the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 ensures that when braking the contact surface
between the tyre and road increases - greatly enhancing the braking performance and delivery short braking distances on both wet and dry road surfaces.
The grooves in a tyre aid in dispersing water from
between the tyre and road surface.
The new Micro Flexibility Compound ensures an optimum interlocking
between tyre and road surface.
Not exact matches
Amazingly, for a track that's raced on by the FIA, there was no
tyre barrier or wall
between the escape road, the grass verge and the recovery vehicles.
A three - way battle for the lead
between Prost, Senna and Mansell at the tight and twisty Jerez circuit was largely an exercise in fuel and
tyre preservation - until Mansell decided to pit for fresh rubber.
Apparently the distance was split equally
between them and the car was running on demo compounds of the new 2017 Pirelli
tyres.
Don't get me wrong, I do not want to go back to what we had in the refuelling era where overtaking was pretty much only possible during pit stops, but I think something
between that and the type of passing we had during the height of the «Pirelli
tyres made of cheese» era would strike a good balance.
The 25 - year - old, who moved to City from Everton in November 2013, has played a key role in the Blues» many successes, from their first Continental
Tyres Cup triumph in 2014 to their incredible three - trophy haul
between September 2016 and May 2017.
After the first corner clash
between Verstappen and Vettel it looked like this could be a Mercedes 2 - 3 result, Max being untouchable out front, even if Hamilton's
tyre had held it together.
Ahead of the qualifying simulation runs, it was Raikkonen and Hamilton who set the very early pace on the soft
tyres with a tenth
between them.
Fernando Alonso managed a few laps despite an engine change in
between sessions, while Valtteri Bottas decided to save
tyres in FP2...
Walker received a suspended sentence and a driving ban two years ago after chasing down three boys aged
between ten and twelve in his car, before slashing their bike
tyres with a knife.
Walker received a suspended sentence and a driving ban last year after chasing down three boys aged
between ten and twelve in his car, before slashing their bike
tyres with a knife.
There's a scintillating car chase around Boston, all shotguns, tommy - guns and squealing
tyres, like an update of any number of George Raft or Jimmy Cagney crime classics, and a climactic clash
between rival gangs in a Florida mansion which has more than a hint of Al Pacino's Scarface about it.
Available for 13 to 16 - inch wheels, the new
tyre is said to work best
between 5 and 20 degrees Celsius, on anything from snow to sun - baked tarmac.
Bear in mind here that we are talking about very fine margins of performance and complex interactions
between, the chassis,
tyres and aerodynamics.
Flexible servicing makes for relatively inexpensive running costs, Audi offering fixed monthly pricing for # 13 for servicing alone for three years,
between # 17.50 and # 20.83 - depending on model - for servicing and maintenance and up to # 31 for a package including
tyres.
It was a cinch — there's a direct correlation
between the amount of
tyre smoke produced and the cheering of the crowds.
The 4Matic setup can fully vary torque
between the axle, giving the E63 as much
tyre - vapourising potential as its rear - drive predecessor but extra security when driving conditions aren't conducive to traction.
What often happens is that the edge of the rim corrodes slightly, which stops the
tyre from sealing properly against it, allowing air to seep through
between them.
I average anywhere
between 30 and 40
tyres — with Gymkhana 5 we actually went through the least, I did everything quite quickly and only a few things took a number of tries!
Did some research, removed incorrect information, i still think its an unfair comparison with rolling resistance changing as well in terms of total contact patch (your article has a 40 mm difference
between the largest and smallest set of
tyres).
Although the ride feels much the same
between the two modes, body roll and pitch is far better contained in Dynamic and, even on the winter
tyres our UK test car was fitted with, it felt sharp and direct.
This
tyre bridges the gap
between daily road
tyres and track rubber, with motorsport inspired dual compound technology making it perfect for a location that mixes heavy braking, aggressive acceleration and tight hairpins.
The twin - supercharged straight - eight 8C 2900 B Speciale was leading 1938's 24 Heures du Mans by a hundred miles when it retired with
tyre trouble, while the Tipo 158 and 159 «Alfetta» proved to be one of Grand Prix racing's most successful cars ever, taking 47 wins from 54 Grands Prix
between 1938 and 1953.
I m pretty shure that the car will also have bether traction, but the gap
between the N430 / Vantage V12 and other cars I driven was that big, that I simply can not believe that a little more hp, a little less weight, wider
tyres, biggest point, a big rear wing could make a car out of the Vantage I would pay such a high price.
The outer one of those grooves on this asymmetric
tyre has bridges spaced along its length filing the gap
between the huge outer blocks and the inner tread.
It's the first time Formula 1's supplier has dabbled with serious year - round, whatever - the - weather rubber, and it claims to plug the gap
between the Cinturato P7 summer and Cinturato Winter SnowControl
tyres.
There are quite a few people on this magazine, myself included, who like a lairy rear - drive car, but there is a difference
between being able to give the accelerator a decent prod to easily unhook the grip of the rear
tyres and feeling like you're treading on gossamer - thin eggshells through a turn because you're tryng not to break traction every time you press the throttle pedal.
The co-operation means the
tyres and car can be developed together to extract the best performance balance
between road and track.
Between the new
tyres and rack - mounted power assistance motor there's now a more precise and evenly - weighted feel to the steering, and although it's not teeming with feedback it's now quick and consistent enough to place the car accurately through corners, and determine when you've breached the
tyres» limits.
To tackle the challenges of off road driving, a mud terrain
tyre features tread patterns which have large gaps
between its tread blocks - these provide maximum grip and traction off the road.
So you can see that vertical load difference
between RR and RL
tyres is big.
The contrast
between Audi's biggest and smallest RS car couldn't be more striking, with the small coupe's snug two - seat cabin placing you close to the ground — and to far more
tyre noise on coarse - chip tarmac.
The EVO test at Anglesea
between LaFerrari and 918 had the Ferrari winning by a big margin, but actually if they use the same
tyres the Porsche may have been faster!