Sentences with phrase «high gravity centers»

The SUV coupes have managed to defy the laws of physics in their sports variants, besides the quite heavy weights and high gravity centers.

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Ford tuned the Edge ST to compensate for its high ride by «managing the all - wheel drive system and electronically creating a little bit of sportiness without getting ourselves into any issues on the center of gravity,» Nair said.
This pushes the center of gravity higher on the blade, giving you a high level of balance as you swing the club.
He has driven to completion complex M&A, IP licensing and joint venture transactions on both sides of the Atlantic, and helped non-US high - tech start - up clients move their center of gravity to Silicon Valley, helping to negotiate with and understand investors and other strategic American partners.
-- High center of gravity with very small footprint, extrodinarily easy to knock a human over.
With centers ranging from 45,000 to 75,000 square feet, Main Event offers state - of - the - art bowling, multi-level laser tag, gravity ropes, more than 100 virtual and interactive video games, chef - inspired dining and a high - energy contemporary bar.
Toddlers have their center of gravity at a high level, about the chest level.
My balance was awful because of the high center of gravity and I had to pee all the time.
DrK, your version seems a smidge more central, but it still puts a very large amount of weight up high and changes the center of gravity from about 2 feet off the ground (bottom of the cart where food goes) to 4.5 feet or higher.
It is easier to steer if your heavier child is in the main seat because the higher weight maintains the center of gravity.
Unstable designs and a high center of gravity add to the number of falls and tip - overs.
The Infant Car Seat Adapter is designed for walking only due to the higher center of gravity and allows newborns to safely ride in the stroller.
High jumpers can get farther off the ground by curving their body to lower their center of gravity.
Also, these arms are supported close to the robot's center of gravity, providing the robot with a high degree of stability.
The advantage of having a lower generator and consequently a lower center of gravity helps lower installation costs on floating platforms in the ocean, where wind speed is typically higher than on land, observed Veers.
«We found that the magnetic field direction is quite well preserved from large to small scales, implying that self - gravity and cloud turbulence are not able to significantly alter the field direction,» said lead author Hua - bai Li (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), who conducted the high - resolution observations while a post-doctoral fellow at the Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA).
Those stars got their higher velocities before space was stretched out — when they were nearer the center of their galaxy, where the galaxy's gravity was much more powerful.
On Wednesday, it completed what's known as a spin test: the entire spacecraft is rotated at high speeds to confirm its center of gravity.
«As a wrestler, it is important to develop a strong center of gravity, as well as an efficient productivity force / output between both the lower and upper extremities due to the fact that most of the required muscles and / or positions used for the sport demand a high level of production from a transfer of force from a lower position to a higher position,» explains Mujahid.
The military press naturally creates an insane amount of total body tension — when you create an environment that nearly eliminates leverage and momentum and raises your gravity center higher than usual, you must activate a great number of motor units from head to toe and force them to work together as a team in order to complete the movement.
A high bar position (where the bar rests high on the upper traps) facilitates a more vertical torso, since the body doesn't have to accommodate for the bar being too far behind the center of gravity by leaning forward at the waist.
Into this category the Pacifica may be slotted with ease: big, tall, and smooth V -6-powered SUV thingies that don't pretend to handle the heavy stuff off - road and don't actually purport to handle too much on - road, either, owing to cornfed curb weights, high centers of gravity, and suspensions that have been keyed to the hushed and laid - back ride preferences of their unsporty owners.
The Alfieri will be shorter in height and length than the GranTurismo for a lower center of gravity as well as higher braking and cornering limits.
That said, there does come a point where the GT's higher center of gravity will remind you that you're not in a 5 - series sedan or wagon.
The Teryx has a high center of gravity, requiring the driver to shift their bodyweight in tune with the motions of the UTV.
He went on to say, «A low center of gravity from the battery packaged under the floor sounds like a good deal, but often the price is a high step - in height and heavy - footed dynamics.
We had seen other cars get stuck in the heavy snow pack and worried what the GL450, what with its bouncy suspension and high center of gravity, would do if it hit a snow berm at a bad angle.
A bit of high center - of - gravity tippiness is part of Land Rover's DNA, even though engineers have reduced this to a minimum for the modern age.
It's nearly as versatile as a compact SUV but without the «command - position seating» and the loss of handling due to a higher center of gravity.
Sure, the tires are tenacious, but the car generates all that grip despite a high center of gravity and relatively narrow rear tires on 5.5 - inch - wide rims.
This is especially true of the sedan, which is taller and pivots from a slightly higher center of gravity compared with the coupe.
For starters, it pushes for even more extreme boundaries: 30 percent quicker upshifts; 40 percent quicker downshifts; higher combustion pressures and temperatures than the California T; up to 50 percent more downforce than the 458; a lower center of gravity; active air flow devices front and rear; wider tires (245 / 35R -20 front, 305 / 30R -20 rear).
Despite its genetic detriments — considerable dimensions, high center of gravity, substantial weight — the Urus hugs the road like a salamander climbing up a sheet of glass, it juggles power and torque like an orangutan brachiating between trees, its responses are as sharp as a chameleon's tongue, and it decelerates like a serpent recoiling from an attack.
And thanks in part to its upright profile, the GLC's inherent high center of gravity is evidently noticeable in the twisty bits.
Not in the real world, where you'd have to be a complete nutter to push the Macan GTS hard enough for the higher center of gravity to impact performance.
When you're on - road, when you're on the autobahn for example and driving fast, again a higher center of gravity can be a little disconcerting if it's too quick.
Lamborghini takes the wraps off its Urus SUV: While I'm way past being tired over the notion of a premium or luxury sport / utility that handles like a sport sedan, except it has more weight and a much higher center of gravity, at least there's some heritage here in the form of the old Lamborghini LM002.
So, yes, the Lamborghini Urus will be another sport / utility from a super-sports car company engineered to overcome the two qualities that no true super-sports car should have to mitigate — weight and a high center of gravity.
The energy module, including its high - capacity battery, is spread out under the cabin floor, for a substantially lower center of gravity.
Mark Allen, Jeep's chief designer and an off - road enthusiast in his own right, knows ground clearance is a must - have when off - roading, but isn't keen on lifting a vehicle — and, subsequently, its center of gravity — sky - high.
Sure, you feel the high center of gravity shift while cornering, but it's amazing that something that looks, feels, and weighs like a bank vault can move like a muscle car.
The steering is highly responsive to even the smallest driver inputs, which requires some restraint since this is still an SUV that stands tall with a high center of gravity and not a low - slung sports car.
The M3's center of gravity is slightly higher than the lower M4, thanks to its taller roofline, but when driving them, apparently the slight difference won't be noticed.
[25] The low - sitting engine provides a center of gravity that is even lower than the Nissan GTR and just 0.6 inches higher than the Lexus LFA.
It weighs nearly 2 tons and has a higher center of gravity.
Parents should avoid getting their teen a large pickup or SUV; its high center of gravity makes it more prone to roll over.
The high center of gravity can give a bouncing sensation on sharp corners, but the feeling of control and comfort is certainly the best reason to spend some extra cash on the RX350.
Midturn, where you would expect the higher center of gravity to pull the car over, the Countryman stays refreshingly flat thanks to an optional sport - tuned suspension.
I will say that I've always thought the X6 handled itself fairly well for a near 4,800 - pound vehicle with a higher center of gravity.
I know it's a near -5,000-pound hunk of metal with a higher center of gravity, so it's not going to behave like a sports car.
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