Sentences with phrase «higher drag factor»

With the Salt Flats being at an altitude of 4200ft and the salt surface having a higher drag factor than regular tarmac a car capable at 200mph at sea level would only achieve 180mph on the salt flats so 225mh was a fantastic achievement.

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[U] nderpinned by an improving labor market, better household balance sheets, favorable financial conditions, a healthier housing market as household formation gradually returns to levels that are more closely aligned with demographic factors, higher nonresidential investment as firms finally upgrade aging capital stock, and a smaller fiscal drag.

This higher factor under overrun was chosen, first, because the engine's drag force is lower than its maximum torque and, second, because this configuration serves to stabilise the car, preventing it from swerving or turning under load change in bends, as now brake force is applied more evenly on both wheels when the driver suddenly takes back the gas pedal.

The automaker explains the 2018 Civic Type R's performance with several factors, including the new aerodynamic package that improves high - speed stability delivering «a best - in - class balance between lift and drag.»

I suppose the bigger, higher performance tires account for most of the difference in city driving, because the CT and the Prius weigh about the same, and at lower speed, aero drag is not so much of a factor.

Applying for life insurance as a skydiver will trigger an additional mortality cost factor as would a scuba diver, drag racer and any other sports classified as high risk.