Sentences with phrase «hefty kerbweight»

VW only had V6 - powered Atlases for us to sample on the launch event, and while the front - wheel - drive version felt quick enough, the all - wheel - drive model, which adds 75 kg to the car's already hefty kerbweight, struggled when we asked for quick overtakes.

Grip is fairly strong, but start to push beyond the tyres limits and the electronic safety net starts to get pretty intrusive (you can't switch it off, which is probably a good thing when you feel the car's mass starting to work) and the adaptive dampers struggle to rein in the Tesla's hefty kerbweight.

Not exact matches

Kerbweight remains hefty at 1845 kg, but the 5.5 - litre biturbo engine is more than man enough to throw this imposing machine down the road.

Despite a reasonably hefty 1,779 kg kerbweight, the XC60 will crack 0 - 62mph in an extremely brisk 6.8 seconds before running out of steam at 137mph.

The changes to the driveline bring an additional 115 kg in kerbweight over the old Panamera Hybrid, bumping it up to a hefty 2095 kg — 325 kg more than the entry - level Panamera.

You're not so aware of the GT - R's hefty 1,752 kg kerbweight in a straight - line, but fast corners or rapid changes in direction show its portly side.

On a combination of motorways and twisting mountain roads the new engine coped well despite the hefty 1626 kg kerbweight of our test car.