Sentences with phrase «in a road car»

As with every disc brake system used in road cars, the central part of the system is the brake disc, rotating at the same speed of the wheel.

Compared to the traction control systems found in road cars, the basics are roughly the same.

They also have plans to offer fuel - cell technology in their road cars.

AC seems to be easier over bumps but in road cars in AC there is much less grip.

You can do it pretty well in a road car with only a small amount of training.

How those lessons learned will effect change in the road cars.

But we haven't lost all our faith in road cars just yet.

We see that is a trend [in road cars].

This system is forbidden in formula one, but widely used in road cars.

I could quite believe that some competition cars run electric pumps and that it may be a technology we will see in road cars at some point but I don't know what basis the linked website has for claiming that some modern cars have already forgone the mechanical pump.

Indeed, it's McLaren's most powerful internal combustion engine in a road car ever.

«Electrification is happening in the road car world and Formula E offers manufacturers an interesting platform to bring this technology to a new audience - and to do so with a completely new kind of racing, different to any other series.»

«Electrification is happening in the road car world and Formula E offers manufacturers an interesting platform to bring this technology to a new audience — and to do so with a completely new kind of racing, different to any other series.

While setting lap times in a road car for a magazine story, or when running around on a track day, I'm always acutely aware of the consequences of having an off.

i do actually quite like the concept of four - wheel drive in road cars though i have never owned one, but i don't see it as something which enhances off - road ability without considerable additional modifications elsewhere.

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 COMPUWARE CORVETTE C6.R «Even in a road car, it is difficult to understand how fast you go around the track.

Infiniti has been using hybrid power units in its road cars since 2011, while hybrid units were introduced in Formula One in 2014.

This exodus is all thanks to LMP1's crippling costs, but you also need to look at the class» resulting lack of competition, and its struggle to provide relevancy to the most cutting - edge tech in road cars.

This was a huge reason behind the introduction of the current engine formula, as small - capacity turbo engines with a hybrid element were all the rage in road cars when F1's 1.6 - litre V6 hybrid units were first announced.

Maybe if you're going down the road in your road car and you put your hand out the window and you do this, you might swerve to the right.

For a long time there's been a feeling that Formula 1 technology should attempt to mirror and influence trends in the road car industry.

I think in answering this question you need to answer the initial question which is fundamentally, is plexiglass used for glazing in road cars.

The production car's sizeable 90kWh lithium - ion battery pack, good for 310 miles in the road car, should also be game for several laps at race pace.

Turn into a corner hard and the usual sensations of body roll preceding loss of grip in a road car are absent in the Radical RXC.

This thing in road car trim definitely has the ability to make much more downforce than a P1, Laferrari, 918, Zonda R. And I suspect the track only version will be on par with Le Mans prototypes.

And while road cars and race cars are still equipped very differently for the sorts of accidents they're expected to encounter, motorsport continues to result in safety improvements in road cars - from better headlights to improved braking technology.

I've been lucky enough to feel that natural high in road cars, race cars and record - breaking cars, but nothing approaches the stimulant - like effects of the Venom GT's all - out performance.

«We have an F1 engine that is used to idling at 4500rpm, now idling at 1100rpm; it still revs to 11,000 rpm in the road car.

The QV boasts some of the quickest steering I've ever experienced in a road car.

Yes, initially there are some slightly bizarre cross country runs in road cars, but save up enough and the fun begins with an Ariel Atom.

«You can come here in a road car and have the same feeling as a rally car, no problem,» says Grönholm.

«Before the rally, we do a recce in a road car.

Buyers seeking additional sharpness in their road car could choose the Fiorano handling pack, available late in the F355 production run, that added a quicker steering rack, but only around 14 cars so - equipped made it to the UK.

There is also no requirement for a full FIA roll - cage in the road car although this car's owner has requested one nonetheless, along with full race bucket seats and harnesses.

Mind you, if your fancy race - car was being chased down by some kid in a road car, you'd be upset too...

But it is an extraordinary display that translates into an aura of invincibility I don't think I've ever encountered in a road car before.

In a credible way, however, we can say we are using the expertise of the Mini Challenge suppliers to achieve the feel of a racing car in a road car.»

PDK (which stands for Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe, or «Porsche double - clutch gearbox» in English) is being offered for the first time in a road car on the 2009 911.

In my experience working on Subarus, they generally don't mount the engines low enough to take advantage of the center of gravity, for the most part, the center of gravity in their road cars is similar to that of a V6.

Now, twenty - five years after Porsche got serious about dual - clutch technology, customers finally can enjoy what the company always hoped for — a PDK transmission in a road car.

Ferrari's first automated gearbox in a road car (used them previously in their Formula One cars since 1989) went on sale in 1993 in the Ferrari Mondial; the Mondial Valeo retained the traditional gated shifter, but removed the clutch pedal.

Like it's predecessors, the Enzo was designed to push the performance boundaries of what was possible in a road car.

The result is a road - legal SUV that makes so much noise; making the most awesome noise in a road car.»

The Reverie Rally 330 lightweight Carbon Fibre steering wheel is designed for race and motorsport applications, but can be used in road cars too.

Aston already has a tie - up with Mercedes - Benz for use of engines and electrical architecture in its road cars, but Andy Palmer's comments suggest any Aston Martin F1 engine would be much more than just a rebadged Mercedes unit.

The LaFerrari Convertible carries over the previous car's drivetrain, combining the most powerful naturally aspirated engine Ferrari has ever put in a road car (788 - horsepower, 6.3 - liter V12), with an electric motor (producing 147 horsepower) for a total system output of 949 horsepower.

Limited to 600 vehicles, the 911 GT3 RS 4.0 brings together in a road car all the attributes that have made the Porsche 911 GT3 a serial winner on the race track.

«This is one of the critical components of Formula E, which is also a critical component in road cars,» Carcamao said.

Based on FIA regulations for the GTE series, which specify that the engine must be used in a production car, this means that power comes from the 488 GTB's force - fed, 3.9 - liter V - 8, a brand - new unit that pumps an impressive 660 horsepower and 560 pound - feet of torque in the road car.

The extras elevate the M4's driver involvement to the point that it's easy to question the need for more in a road car.