Sentences with phrase «heavier engine and gearbox»

Not exact matches

Therefore a motorcycle engine / design not only fails to produce the meaningful values of (inertial and composite) torque where it is needed in order to perform the tasks of heavy vehicles - but the torque it does produce is largely combustion - force dependent, and as such (even with modern gearbox design approaches) is still too susceptible to changes in weight and vehicle ascension / gradient for the tasks required.

It works, and as you slot first on the heavy but precise six - speed Tremec T56 gearbox, the idea of unleashing the engine's full might feels slightly illicit.

2016, 2016, Fiat 500 Sport Turbo models are new this year and add a 135 - horsepower, turbocharged version of the 1.4 L MultiAir engine, along with a sport - tuned exhaust, heavier - duty 5 - speed manual gearbox, an intermediate shaft with equal - length half - shafts and larger CV joints and upgraded brakes.

Made from CFRP, this component feeds the engine's torque from the gearbox to the rear differential and works under extremely heavy loads — especially in high - performance vehicles.

Place such an order, pay the $ 1,818 charge, and your Corvette came with such special features as larger power brakes with metallic linings, special cooling fans, heavy - duty shock absorbers, stiffer springs, larger front antiroll bar, knock - off aluminum wheels, positraction rear axle, 4 - speed manual gearbox and, at first, a fuel - injected 327 - cubic - inch L84 V8 engine good for 360 horsepower.

A sports - type clutch plate and heavy duty clutch cover transfers the engine power and torque to the lightweight C64 six - speed gearbox (with an aluminum casing)-- with the same perfectly spaced ratios as the Exige S.

These might sound like small gains, but given the ingredients of a four - cylinder diesel engine, heavy saloon body and automatic gearbox, the 5 - series does an amazing job of feeling like more than just the sum of its parts.

With no roaring diesel engine and no manual gearbox requiring endless shifts to stay on the torque curve, the e-NV200 makes light work of heavy traffic.

Minus the heavy engine and automatic gearbox, but with direct drive and regenerative braking in a lightened, carbon enhanced AMR, the RapidE shouldn't disappoint those 155 early adopters.