"Front overhang" refers to the portion of a vehicle that extends beyond the front wheels.
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Sporty and sophisticated design details include a
short front overhang with distinctive air intakes for a sporty, purposeful stature.
Like a bulldog, the Kona has a
long front overhang with a big, expressive face paired to a relatively small body.
Compared to the outgoing model, the RDX Prototype has a wider track (+1.2 inches), a longer wheelbase (+2.5 inches), and a
shortened front overhang with the wheels pushed to the corners.
The surround to the large, trapezoidal lower grille projects powerfully forward of the bonnet front edge and upper grille in a pronounced step, and is less pointed and more vertical than before, resulting in a reduction to the vehicle's
front overhang of some 20 mm.
The short
front overhang in particular is highly unusual for a front - wheel - drive car, and is just as much a classic BMW styling cue as the short overhang at the rear, the long wheelbase, the Hofmeister kink in the rear side windows and the L - shaped rear lights.
The Dodge Challenger concept, finished in evocative Hemi Orange paint with naked carbonfibre bonnet stripes, is based on a Chrysler 300C platform with four inches cut from the wheelbase, extra
front overhang for that droopy 1970s look, and a 6.1 - litre, 425bhp version of the current Hemi V8 up front.
Larger headlights up front flank a version of Audi's new «singleframe» corporate grille, and a
trimmer front overhang make for a sportier, slimmer front end.
Thanks to the use of Peugeot's modular new architecture, the vehicle has a much shorter
front overhang which while it may make the vehicle look more like a van, it aids in maneuvering especially since it now also has lighter electric power steering.
The PRIMO Folding Potty Seat with Handles has 4 large non-skid pads and
large front overhangs to help prevent the potty seat from sliding.
The first mid-engine Ferrari Testarossa maintained the expected long hood by using
excessive front overhang, and we have become used to that, but we're happier with short overhangs.
As we can see in the concept, there's
less front overhang, a longer distance from the nose to the A-pillar, and a radically raked windshield.
The fourth - generation Rio 5 gets a resculpted profile, with a longer hood,
more front overhang and less overhang at the rear.
The i5 is about as long as the short - but - stout i8, and yet it aims to be roomier than a 3 Series by using the longest possible wheelbase and the shortest
possible front overhang.
Nearly half of the extra length is added ahead of the front wheels, as the car's once
ultra-trim front overhang has ballooned to that of a more typical front - wheel - drive small car.
The Cherokee's wheelbase is close to the Liberty's, but the Cherokee is more than five inches longer, as the transverse engine layout makes for a much
greater front overhang.
It is most obvious when viewed in profile, as the sloping rear and long
front overhang put all the visual weight just behind the front wheels, rather than just in front of the rear wheels as per usual Mercedes - Benz».
I've also noticed now that there's a huge,
ungainly front overhang that does little for the Tiguan's exterior proportions.
The passenger cell is set back and leads the eye over a flowing roofline to the rear end, while a short
front overhang underscores the car's sporty appearance.
The K9 is slightly shorter than the Equus, but has a more aggressive, sporty stance as well as a longer wheelbase with shorter
front overhang dimensions.
Compared with the previous generation, the new Altima is 1.1 inches lower in height, 1.0 inches longer in length and 0.9 inches wider — while also featuring a
smaller front overhang thanks a 1.9 - inch longer wheelbase and the rear wheels being pushed farther to the corners.
Short
front overhangs contrast with longer rear overhangs, completing the proportions of an elegant and refined performance car.
All thoroughly satisfying details that make the low proportions and barely -
there front overhang even more special.
Modern BMW design language is used throughout, with the concept being a classic three - box design with a
generous front overhang and a modest trunk.
«Those short
front overhangs not only help the stance and steering feel, they also convey the enthusiast side of the XE's rich character.»
It rides on a long wheelbase with the C - Pillar sitting atop the rear wheels and shorter than BMW -
typical front overhang.
Thanks to its long wheelbase, the short and
cladded front overhang, the backward shifted passenger compartment and the very long rear overhang, the pickup has an elongated vehicle body which exudes pure dynamism.
Microsoft has also managed to cram in a 4K UHD Blu - Ray player and hide the disc tray under the console's
front overhang so it's basically unnoticeable.
The attempt to go «beyond cab - forward,» as one Lexus operative put it,
reduces front overhang to a point where the car looks chopped off.
Compared to the previous generation, the 10th - generation Civic is nearly 2 inches wider and 1 inch lower with a 1.2 - inch longer wheelbase, featuring a more compact and
sporty front overhang; a longer, more aggressively sculpted hood and fastback - style tail.
The Novo's
minimal front overhangs, longer rear overhangs and fastback roofline, as well as a slim, long glass area, give it a raked, sporty profile.
The bulge on the bonnet fittingly accommodates the V8 engine, as does the
extended front overhang (which results in extended rear overhangs to «balance» out the car's design).
The Mazda6 achieves more cab - rearward proportions due to its shorter
front overhang and longer dash - to - front - axle distance, both enabled by canting the engine back by ten degrees.
The shapes and proportions, from the short
front overhang to the low hood, elongated A-pillar and crescent shaped windows, to the long sloping roof, short decklid, and stubby rear end, all strike the same chord.
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