Sentences with phrase «even wider tyres»

That means, proportionally, that the front axle has less mechanical grip than the rear — or, as the Porsche engineers were quick to point out, that the rear has more grip thanks to even wider tyres than before.

Not exact matches

Running wide at the final two corners even caused Romain Grosjean's front - left tyre to puncture, and his Haas spewed sparks as he made his way back to the pits.

As the sport started a new development curve, the speeds of cars increased rapidly and with the introduction of new aero rules and wider tyres for 2017, they've got even quicker.

Even though he was forced wide onto the run - off, he still had superior traction with fresher tyres.

jamboree alight: 220mph capability, shockwave presence, flame - shooting exhausts, granny - felling engine noise, rear tyres wide enough to attract an acid rain micro-climate (they're even wider than the Lambo's!)

I'm all for cars that move about underneath you, but the GT86 can feel nervous in quicker corners even if you're not pushing particularly hard, as if the rear tyres are planning on breaking free, while in slower ones the front end can wash wide surprisingly early.

Experience suggests the car will match or even exceed the ride quality of standard 7 - series though, a benefit of Alpina's ability to tailor the car to specific wheel and tyre combinations, rather than a wide range of different wheel, tyre and suspension options.

It's a variety of factors: the torsion beam suspension setup has been ditched for an independent, multilink affair, the tyres are 10 mm wider front and rear, the wheelbase is longer, the aero package is even more developed than that last car's, and the body frame is 38 per cent stiffer than before.

The steering too lacks the razor sharp precision you would expect from a hydraulic unit but the wide tyres give plenty of grip even while cornering really hard.

As a consequence of being based on the 911 GT3 RS, this is the first 911 GT3 Cup car to feature the 44 - millimetre (1.73») wider body at the rear, which provides increased space for even larger wheels and slick tyres.

The greatest weapon the Audi S4 has in its performance arsenal — even overshadowing the huge amount of power on offer — is the sheer grip provided by its wide tyres and quattro four - wheel - drive system.

The four - seat Maybach takes the 39 - year - old G - Wagen and makes it longer, wider, more powerful, more luxurious and gives it even more off - road ability with the adoption of the Unimog's portal axles and 325/55 profile 22 - inch tyres giving it 450 mm of ground clearance.

Even the basic S models come with a wide range of features, including airbags, electronic stability control, daytime running lights and a tyre - pressure monitoring system.

Partly down to wider front tyres, the front end on this thing is even grippier than the last Type R.