Sentences with phrase «kerb weight makes»

Yes, the modular MRA (modular rear architecture) underpinnings is essentially the same as the latest C - Class» saloon, but with the lower kerb weight makes it far more brisk and smooth under heavy acceleration.

However, the lower kerb weight makes the little Maruti light on its feet.

The combination of a weak engine and heavy kerb weight make the Tigor suffer both in terms of performance and efficiency.

Not exact matches

The price tag (# 2.2 m), the power output (820bhp when fully lit), the rarity (just 24 were built) and the downforce (in excess of that 1350 kg kerb weight) make for a truly remarkable machine.

Rather than «just» 542bhp and 568 lb ft, like the engine makes in the Cayenne, the Urus has 641bhp and 627 lb ft.. Such vast figures help counter the car's kerb weight of just less than 2200 kg and make it capable of achieving supercar - like acceleration of 3.6 sec to 62mph — that's 0.1 sec faster than the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 - 4.

If you attack the corner and make an early turn, saying «I am going to put two wheels to the right of that,» the car digs in the two left side wheels and grips, and the weight lifts from the right hand pair which then floats over the kerb as if it wasn't there.

With a kerb weight of 1365 kg it makes the 1547 kg Ford Focus RS look obese, and sure enough the lithe Mitsubishi, despite now being 17 years old, trims a tenth from the RS's 4.7 sec 0 - 62mph time.

The combined result is a dip in the standard car's 1,996 kg kerb weight of 18 kg, making that diet sound about as successful as the ones most of us embark on each January.

It's unusual these days to find carbonfibre making only one appearance, at least in the standard car — just the prop shaft linking the engine and gearbox — but with a kerb weight of 1620 kg it doesn't seem to have done the SLS too much harm...

Other demerits include that hefty kerb weight and a lack of chassis stiffness - the former makes itself apparent in quick direction changes, with a delay between steering input and the car responding, as well as the ever - present smell of hot brakes after even moderate use, while the latter results in the cabin shimmying over rough surfaces.

The sedan underpins the flexible MQB platform thus making it agile and lighter in terms of kerb weight.

88 kilowatts may not sound much, but the 190Nm of torque comes in at a lowish 2000rpm to help with mid-range response, making the 1.2 - litre turbo feel a lot bigger than it is and dealing effectively with the Captur's 1215 kg kerb weight.

Lotus returned to the Lightweight Laboratory in order to cut kilos from the kerb weight of the Exige Sport 380 which features hand - made, high - gloss visible weave components as standard.

It does still look like a DB9 with a bit of hurriedly applied make - up, though — but Aston says the construction is defined by «the need for high - performance stability, handling stability and low kerb weight».

The car's overall technical make - up will be unchanged: the 4700cc engine, electro - actuated transmission with paddle - shift commands and a kerb weight of 1410 kg will stay.

Its four cylinders make only a modest 248bhp, but an entirely new aluminium platform means a kerb weight of just over 1100 kg.

The A110 makes use of a lightweight aluminium construction and tips the scales with a kerb weight of 1,080 kg, so that 249bhp figure — almost 100bhp down on that of the Porsche 718 Cayman S — translates to 230bhp per - tonne — only 11bhp behind the Cayman S.

All of this resulted in making the R the lightest model of the 911 series (1,370 kg of kerb weight).

Attempt to get a move on and the high kerb weight of the ESV makes it reluctant to change direction quickly although it feels predictable ad safe within its limits.

That's how the MQB underpinnings have made the Leon's business case stronger, but it has also had an influence on the new car's kerb weight and its major dimensions.