Sentences with phrase «in the road cars»

In episode 1 we find out how engine innovations from the racetrack have ended up in road cars, and meet some leaders in the sport to find out what makes them tick.

You could maybe use it to power that engine-less F1 showcar that you have sitting on your driveway, or if you're feeling particularly mad, you could swap it with the engine in your road car.

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.

The NSX GT3 will ditch the hybrid tech found in the road car and go rear - wheel drive in order to meet GT3 race regulations.

Technical highlights US company UQM makes the motors and their control system, Dundee - based Axeon makes the battery pack (the biggest yet seen in a road car), the gearbox is by Xtrac and Lotus put it all together to detailed specifications devised by Rolls - Royce.

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.

I think this is surely the best dual - clutch gearbox there has ever been in a road car.

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.

If the engine work is comprehensive, the chassis goes even further: new springs, dampers, electronic systems, wheels, tyres and a new generation of carbon - ceramic brake that uses, for the first time in a road car, a ceramic pad material.

That said, the F12 is aerodynamically advanced, with both a low coefficient of drag (0.30) and as much downforce as you're likely to see in a road car (a claimed 271 lb at 124 mph.)

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

To understand the reason for this, you have to look at the difference between high performance race engines and those used in road cars.

We take the components and technology from the track and use them in the road cars.

Such a feat has undoubtedly helped Audi promote diesel technology in its road cars, and with the advent of the e-tron quattro racers, two more technological frontiers can be used to please the marketing men.

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.

In road cars, relatively mild cams are used which allow for smooth running and plenty of low down torque so that it's easy to pull away from near idle at a very small throttle opening without stalling.

Stiffer, lower and stripped back, the Cup car is powered by an uprated version of the 1.8 - litre turbocharged engine found in the road car, producing an extra 18bhp.

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

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.

In a road car, even a high performance car or a lightweight track special, you're aware that you're asking it to perform right at the limit of its abilities.

There's quite a bit more midrange oomph than in the road car, and the sharp immediacy to the throttle far transcends the road car's most aggressive setting, Corsa.

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.

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

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

Most production V12 engines in road cars have an even firing order, with the uneven - firing exceptions such as Aston Martin 5.9 L V12 and Mercedes - Benz M275 AMG V12s.

No more interesting than the fact that Mercedes use diesel engines from their F1 opponents Renault, in their road cars.

Last year, Infiniti showed off the Q60 Project Black S Concept, which previewed the future of F1 hybrid technology 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.

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

When most supercars stay in the garage or make a hasty retreat, the Nissan GT - R powers through, with one of the most advanced All - Wheel Drive and Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) systems ever used in a road car.

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.

Power comes from the same 3.8 - litre flat - six found in the road car and still produces a tidy 385 horsepower.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

«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.

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

BMW trusts Pennzoil in its race cars so you should trust it in your road cars.

The Mercedes - AMG GT3, which uses a naturally aspirated 6.3 - liter V - 8 instead of the twin - turbo 4.0 - liter unit in the road car, will compete against GT3 - spec version of the Porsche 911, Aston Martin Vantage, Lamborghini Huracan, Acura NSX, Audi R8, Ferrari 488, among others, in the GTD class.

In recent years, Audi's WEC contenders have run a diesel - electric hybrid system, which has no direct connection with the technology in its road cars.