Sentences with phrase «drag figure of»

This drag figure of 0.28 is one of the best for an SUV and a big advantage for an electric vehicle.

Fastback hatches, they're still styled for aero efficiency and quote an aerodynamic drag figure of just 0.24 Cd.

Not exact matches

If you can't drag a little country like North Korea into the court what chance do you think of dragging any Israeli government figure into any court?

It comes up out of the coral forest like a log and vaults half a dozen times while the drag squalls and Larry curses, furiously trying to turn the dory back toward the fish and run with it while the line peels off the spool and the sea catches the dory and rolls her insanely, and I figure we have lost it all.

As mentioned earlier, Cameron, Clegg and other key figures in the Coalition such as Michael Gove, like to think of themselves (and portray themselves) as radical and «progressive», dragging the country forwards into the global, liberal future — much like their role model, Tony Blair, did before them.

The latest threat to Mr Bercow comes from the unlikely figure of Tory grandee Sir Peter Bottomley, one of the MPs who dragged him to the Chair in the old - fashioned ritual when he was re-elected last June.

Nick Clegg faced one of the worst crises of his leadership today, as his statement on the allegations of sexual harassment by a senior party figure dragged him to the centre of the row.

«Dragging [the Conservative Party] out rightwards was the figure of Michael Howard - YouGov found that Conservative voters put him on average at 42, while Lib Dem and Labour voters put him at an increasingly extreme 62 and 65 respectively.»

Unlike the faded main drags of so many upstate towns, the quaint storefronts along Market Street are bustling, buoyed by the six - figure average salaries of company employees.

And we always hope there is something that nature has figured out, some kind of special drag - reduction mechanism, that people might benefit from.»

But a vast amount of people who don't have thier own issues figured out and proceed to drag people into what ever it is they are dealing with is a bit discouraging.

Not even Blanchett and Rush — two of the finest actors working today, or Morton — who stirs me to impure thoughts even as a supposedly pious figure, or Owen — who almost makes a pair of puffy pants look butch, can drag «The Golden Age» out of the morass in which Kapur has sunk it.

Flawless may take its title from a drag queen beauty pageant that figures not - at - all - prominently in the plot, but it best serves as a description of the terrific performances featured in the film.

I liked figuring out how things worked in the world, but at the same time there is a sense of randomness that really drags down the mission design.

The same year he completely bucked his macho, action - figure persona with his portrayal of a flamboyant drag queen in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything!

The book is one of the finest of the 20th century, but the film can't figure out how to show the journey that leads to total alienation and Lolita running away without dragging the film to a slowed paced for at least a half hour of screen time, as the two endlessly bicker.

If, as she continues, «texts or figures that refuse to be redeemed disrupt not only the progress narrative of queer history but also our sense of queer identity in the present,» then there would seem to be nothing more of a drag to the savvy contemporary moviegoer than politically démodé gay cinema.

Richard Boone is the standout as a hearty bear of an intelligence veteran who mentors O'Neal in the insidious games played in the name of counter-intelligence, and George Sanders (first seen in drag playing piano in a gay lounge), Nigel Green (a pimp in Mexico), Dean Jagger (hiding out a country vicar) and Max Von Sydow (as a deadly Soviet assassin who, haunted by his past, may be the most human figure in the bunch) fill out the deadly rogues gallery.

Students drag various kinds of tires behind spring scales to measure their strength, a process designed to figure out the best materials for their electric car's wheels.

I couldn't figure out how to do any of these in Articulate Storyline with my Drag and Drop interactions, but maybe I'm just not looking in the right places.

Styling has been influenced by the recent Monza concept, while the fastback - style look boasts a low drag coefficient of 0.26 - a figure Vauxhall says is class - leading (but does lag the 0.24 Mercedes - Benz C - class and 0.23 Audi A4).

The near - two tonne Chiron cuts a less aerodynamic figure with a coefficient of drag of 0.35 in Top Speed mode.

As Lagos finds that the cars perform nearly neck - and - neck in terms of braking, figure eight, and drag tests, the differences start to unfold out on the road and on the track.

It's designed primarily with aerodynamics in mind, though Honda won't supply a coefficient of drag figure - based mainly on the fact that different wind tunnels produce different results.

With such a soft ride, and the thought of such phenomenal acceleration figures, you expect the rear end to squat considerably — almost to the point the bodywork might drag on the floor — as soon as you touch the accelerator pedal.

The car's aerodynamics also made a pivotal contribution to performance: its 1.67 efficiency figure is a new record for a production Ferrari, and is the fruit of 50 per cent more downforce than the previous model and reduced drag.

All together, there's 123 kg of downforce at 124mph — up 76 per cent on the 599's figure — and a big reduction in drag, down to 0.299 Cd.

And so, when it comes to figuring out which of the two is better, there are some ways to do it, including having both the Golf and Focus RS line up side - by - side for good «ol fashion drag race.

With a cd figure of 0.26, not only is it best - in - class, its drag plane of cd x A = 0.57 m2 also cuts more smoothly through the air than most compact and even sub-compact cars.

The handsome Q3 also leads its class in aerodynamics, with a drag coefficient of just 0.32 Cd — a remarkable figure for an SUV.

Differing front - end designs see the coefficient of drag figures vary between each Macan model; 0.36 for the Macan S and 0.37 for the Macan Turbo.

Official figures point to just a 0.24 coefficient of drag with the S550 driven here.

Both figures are rock solid, certainly, but you need not spend six figures to buy that sort of drag - strip performance.

The drag coefficient stands at a Cd of 0.24 for the petrol and diesel variants while the hybrid improves on that by going even lower with a Cd figure of 0.23.

The effect of the larger front end has been compensated for almost entirely, meaning that the cd x A figure for aerodynamic drag (drag coefficient multiplied by drag area) has only risen very slightly.

The aerodynamic performance of the McLaren 650S is as efficient as the 12C, boasting the same drag coefficient figure, yet the air is being worked harder and more efficiently as it flows over, and through, the functional bodywork.

And the result is impressive to say the least: with a drag coefficient (cd figure) of 0.25, the new E-Class is the world's most aerodynamic standard - production saloon in this market segment, undercutting the already excellent figure achieved by the outgoing model (0.26) by four percent.

Where the first generation V8 models had a drag coefficient of 0.39 and the early V6 a 0.38 figure, now all three versions register at a wind - cheating and fuel - efficient 0.35 mark.

It was conceived after extensive testing in the wheel tunnel that resulted in a drag coefficient of only 0.30, an impressive figure for a hatchback.

Detailed optimization of airflow, particularly around the front wheel arches, has netted an impressive 0.26 coefficient of drag on standard versions of the vehicle, dropping to 0.24 on a yet - to - be-revealed narrow - tire BlueEfficiency model — a figure that sees it match that of the E-class.

The only other car from the Mercedes Benz stable to surpass such a figure is the E-Class Coupe which has a drag coefficient of 0.24.

Equally meticulous attention to aero detailing - including looking after the entire underbody area - gives the 2014 CTS a 0.29 coefficient of drag, the lowest - ever figure for any Cadillac sedan.

It features a coupe - like silhouette with drag coefficient of 0.25 — «a new best for the SUV segment, where figures are usually considerably over 0.30», as Audi says.

Looking beyond its great beauty also reveals great engineering, as the body features a drag coefficient of just 0.26, a wind - cheating figure that lets the A6 more easily slip through the air, paying in quietness, fuel efficiency, and performance.

The 2018 Mustang GT equipped with the updated Performance Pack and custom - designed Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S tyres achieves such insane acceleration figure in its new Drag Strip mode, which is one of the five driver - selectable modes available in the 2018 model.

Its styling isn't just for show, either: Audi claims the Q7's aerodynamic figure translates to a 0.42 coefficient of drag — best in its class.

As for the afterword, I figured that an abundance of facts (like the names and birth years of all six VanDerZee siblings) would drag down the main narrative, so I moved them to the back of the book.

I haven't figured out the math to get an analytical formula, but from playing with a spreadsheet it does look like it does generally make sense to contribute and defer the deduction if your room is finite and your tax drag is about a quarter to a third of your marginal rate (which is the case, even for dividends, for people with incomes over ~ $ 45k).

The screens are less fights and more like puzzles, and I had a shocking amount of fun figuring out exactly how I could drag enemies around the screen so that I could defeat them all at once.

We're not going to drag up sales figures but there is compelling evidence available showing that, despite a lead of a few million units on the PS3, multiplatform games, including those from Activision, sell only marginally better on the 360 and not pro rata in comparison.