Further weight saving efforts saw fibreglass bumpers fitted front and rear, while the arches were widened to accommodate larger Speedline wheels and the rain gutters were shaved flush with the body to reduce drag.
Not exact matches
Or even worse, provided with the extra support from the wrist wraps, you could continue to bench press with bent wrists and end up reaping
far worse injuries.Wrist wraps aren't meant to help you get away with bad form, so
save them for the huge
weights and just straighten your wrists.
I've been gaining
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weight gain so
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Thanks to the intense
weight saving regime, the CS is
far more thrilling to drive than the Modena.
Available on TT, TTS and TT RS models and both R8 variants, the chassis upgrades include two (TT) and three - way (R8) adjustable coilover suspension, milled 20 - inch wheels that reduce
weight by up to 8 kg and upgraded brake pads said to resist fade better than the standard items; a
further kilo is
saved by using titanium in the brake callipers, which are painted red.
I don't think you'll
save any space or
weight, but it has the advantage that you can use it to get help in any kind of breakdown situation, not just a blown tire, and it can be useful to get to and around crowded parts of town without paying parking tolls if there's free parking not too
far away.
Read
further into the specification, though, and you realise that not all the
weight saving can be attributed to the bantamweight engine up front.
And this new - found sophistication is enhanced
further, we suspect, by a
weight saving of more than 100 kg over the S65.
All manner of
weight -
saving and vehicle - strengthening techniques, including liberal use of high - strength steel, a composite floor pan, and an available carbon fiber roof,
further aid the dynamic cause.
Further information on the forthcoming SUV is limited, although Reggiani has stated in the past that the use of aluminum and carbon fiber composites will help
save weight in the SUV and that the company is targeting a perfect 50/50
weight distribution.
The huge binders sit inside McLaren's first - ever center - locking wheels, the single, F1 - like bolt allowing an odd number (nine) of spokes,
further saving weight.
However, those gains are enhanced still
further by a 110 kg
weight saving, meaning that the tdf weighs in at 1415 kg dry (although that number is with «optional lightweight» equipment).
The concept is
far more than just a demonstration of design however, as BMW has constructed it using the latest
weight saving techniques.
The rear seats have been thrown out to
save weight and
further underline its track intensions.
A lithium - ion battery
saves further weight, as does the new cast magnesium inlet manifold and torque tube, which houses the carbonfibre propshaft.
Further weight savings can be made with the AMR titanium exhaust, which
saves 14 kg over the standard V12 Vantage system, sounds sensational and helps to sharpen engine response.
An aluminum / magnesium engine block (again, exclusive to BMW), hollow camshafts, plastic camshaft cover, improved combustion chambers, a
further evolved Double VANOS, higher fuel injection pressure, sophisticated engine electronics, an electric coolant pump, a variable - volume oil pump and an oil / coolant heat exchanger are the other
weight -
saving features and improvements of this engine over previous generations.
A standard - fit lithium ion battery sheds more vital kilos while
further (optional)
weight saving measures include a carbon fibre roof, polycarbonate rear screen and rear side windows and a titanium centre mounted exhaust.
Attention to detail within the interior of the McLaren P1 is such that, to
further reduce
weight, the top layer of resin has been removed, to leave the carbon non-lacquered for a more natural look... and
saves a
further 1.5 kg.
The amount of trim covering within the cabin has been minimised, leaving as many parts as exposed as possible, and there is no interior sound deadening in order to optimise
weight saving even
further.
Both models ride on lightweight silver or black cast wheels (16 - inch front, 17 - inch rear), with Lotus also offering optional forged wheels that
save a
further 5 kg (11 lbs) from total curb
weight.
In addition to excellent acoustic properties, a
further advantage of this solution is a
weight saving of around 50 percent compared with conventional laminated glass.
It will adopt the new MQB platform, thus
saving weight,
further easing the manufacturing efforts and open a possibility of a plug - in hybrid powertrain.
However, it is once again in the area of vehicle dynamics that the Elise Sport 220 excels, offering an even purer driving experience when compared to the previous Elise S model, due largely to the
further weight -
saving, aided in part by a new lightweight sports battery.
Before the original NSX rode off into the sunset in 2005, Honda ginned up a second Type R iteration that inherited all the
weight -
saving tricks of the first model, but took things a step
further with improved aerodynamics.
Lightweight silver or black cast wheels (16» front, 17» rear) are standard fitment and there is an optional upgrade to a forged wheel design that
saves a
further 5 kg from total unladen
weight.