Sentences with phrase «drive wheels»

Depending on engine, transmission, number of driven wheels, and detail specification, the outcome could easily swing in any of the three directions.

The front electric drive unit drives the wheels at a fixed ratio.

Here are the best drive wheels for the full on experience.

A lock - up clutch lets the engine drive the wheels directly at higher speeds.

Like that car, the engine only drives the wheels in very limited situations.

He can drive the wheels off a car or bike and believes passionately in design.

The electric motor never drives the wheels by itself, but adds boost for acceleration and enables an idle stop system.

This engine would not drive the wheels directly, it would only generate electricity.

That means power is sent to the front drive wheels via the engine, the electric motor or a combination of both, depending on vehicle speed and load.

A good set of winter tires would probably do as much as the extra driven wheels, though.

Two fewer driven wheels make the car much cheaper to produce.

The system uses two electric motors, one under the hood that primarily handles charging and the other in the rear differential to help drive the wheels.

By linking inside and outside drive wheels, these systems tend to resist turning.

Combining weight, many driven wheels and a small planet's worth of torque is the most devastating route to drag strip greatness.

The differential's inherent ability to allow driven wheels to rotate at different speeds has a drawback.

A highly compelling package, the car swaps between the various drive modes seamlessly and it is all but impossible to know whether it is the engine or the batteries driving the wheels.

Well, actually they're not even just driving wheels; you can pretty much buy a car to play racing games on now.

This ingenious transmission efficiently blends engine and electric - motor torque to drive the wheels with utmost efficiency.

I basically had to drive the wheels off our car for about an hour to keep second place behind me.

The rear - mounted motor is close to the rear drive wheels.

Unfortunately, 90 percent of buyers in that segment are middle class folks who want to get into a luxury brand and only care about the badge on the hood, not driven wheels.

The electronically controlled lock function has the effect of applying specific, appropriate brake force to a spinning drive wheel on tight bends.

When driving an all wheel drive vehicle, such as this Audi A7 Premium Plus, superior acceleration, traction, and control come standard.

When the traction control computer (often incorporated into another control unit, such as the ABS module) detects one or more driven wheels spinning significantly faster than another, it invokes the ABS electronic control unit to apply brake friction to wheels spinning with lessened traction.

The TCS operates virtually opposite of the ABS system, applying brake pressure where necessary and slowing down the free spinning wheel, thus equalizing traction between drive wheels.

«No doubt, the more drive wheels you have, the better chance you have of getting moving in tough conditions,» says Woody Rogers, who has spent 15 years as an expert at Tire Rack.

What you have is a system that automatically transfers power from slipping drive wheels to wheels that aren't slipping, which helps you to keep going on dirt and gravel roads and on wet, snowy highways.

The only difference is that in the Volt the ICE is connected to the ring gear while in the Prius the ICE drives the wheels through the planetary carrier.

The AYC transfers drive torque between the left and right drive wheels as required.

The All Wheel Drive All Wheel Steer Japanese Supercar The 3000gt is known as the GTO in Japan.

The system never locks the speed of the two drive wheels together as would a locking differential, but instead allows different wheel speeds to accommodate the longer distance the outer wheel must travel when cornering.

It feels keener, lighter and more agile than the Volkswagen Golf R or Ford Focus RS - which, at 1380 kg at the kerb and with only front driven wheels, it should well do.

If you remember the older steering wheels — they used to vibrate when you would turn the wheel to far, or they would start to make a noise — that was one of the reasons I stopped using driving wheels for racing games.

The BLSD system brakes the spinning wheel, which distributes the driving power to the other drive wheel... The BLSD system and ABS will still operate with the ESP system off.

Rear wheels are driven by the V8 and an electric motor through a 7 - speed Porsche PDK dual clutch transmission, while the front axle's electric motors drive the wheels via a fixed transmission ratio.

Traction Control System (TCS) Helps to keep driving wheels from spinning during acceleration from a stop or during slow speeds by applying individual brakes alone or in combination with engine torque limitation to prevent wheel slip.

They are applied to the drivetrain by a CVT (continuously variable transmission) which then drives the wheels via a four - speed automatic transmission.

If you had individual servo driven wheel steering, you could do a much better job of having a correct solution for different steer angles and for different driving conditions.

The VR mode in gt sport is incredible with the right driving wheel set up.

If the STC unit detects slippage in one drive wheel upon start up, it applies that wheel's brake in stages until the slippage stops.

«I Won't Let You Down» was shot using a «multi-copter» camera and Honda's new developmental UNI-CUB driving wheel system

The reason back then was just as clear as it is today — four driven wheels grip far better than two, and the more powerful the engine, the greater the impact of this fundamental law of physics.

The push button - activated Dynamic Traction Control (DTC) system raises the DSC thresholds, allowing some controlled drive wheel slippage for easier start - off on snow or loose ground, or for extra-dynamic cornering.

Power 325 kW (436 BHP) @ 6250 RPM Torque 550 Nm @ 4500 RPM Red - line 7250 RPM 0 - 100 Kph M: 5.2 seconds, A: 5.5 seconds Driven wheels Rear, LSD, ASR Rating 8/10, Smooth and powerful, Charismatic, Musical

Jacques Villeneuve drove the wheels off the thing all season, but could only muster a couple of podiums and was never in with a shout of defending his championship as Ferrari and McLaren dominated.

That works fine, Whitney and Rosen say, for tasks like driving a wheeled robot around or flying a drone, but can be problematic for more complex tasks.

Individually driven wheels of any type have the problem of torque steer in the event of one motor failure.