Sentences with phrase «light kerb weight»

In 2005, Maruti Suzuki launched the Swift powered by a 1.3 - litre, 87 BHP petrol engine with a light kerb weight.

With an old fashion naturally aspirated engine, manual gearbox, a light kerb weight, a subtle body kit and a good power to weight ratio, is it the right combination for the enthusiasts?

The combination of light kerb weight and strong motor helps the Dzire post some impressive times.

The Gallardo successor is based on an all - new architecture which features extensive use of carbon fiber and aluminium, resulting in a light kerb weight of only 1,422 kg.

Aided by a light kerb weight of a mere 960Kg, the swift was a generally eager companion, travelling light on its feet and moving about as directed with a happy nature.

Wiggle the wheel and you'll find steering is as light as the gearshift, and it's rendered so as much by skinny 175 - section Bridgestones and the car's light kerb weight as it is any assistance.

Given the performance figures and the car's likely light kerb weight (the race car weighs just 1250 kg dry), the 0 - 60mph dash could take little more than 3sec (the road V12 Vantage S takes 3.7).

Despite a relatively light kerb weight (1465 kg) the GT won't set your hair alight, reaching 62mph in 8.9 seconds from rest and topping out at 131mph, but you'd question whether any more is really necessary in a car like this from a non-premium brand.

Alfa Romeo's Stelvio is a more abject rival however, besting the Q5 in the handling stakes and out performing it in a straight line thanks to a more potent engine and lighter kerb weight.

We'd still take a low centre of gravity and even lighter kerb weight given the choice, but if you get your driving thrills a few notches back from maximum attack then the CX - 3 is no less entertaining than the Mazda 2 and Mazda 3 that straddle it in Mazda's range.

Thanks to the lighter kerb weight and modern dual clutch transmission, the A4 diesel returned some really impressive figures.

Lighter kerb weight, low rolling resistance tyres, regenerative braking and a water - cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system overall helps lessen emissions, improve fuel efficiency and performance.

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.

On both set - ups the Renault Twingo 133's light 1050 kg kerb weight is obvious, helping the brakes feel strong (despite looking tiny), and ensuring brisk acceleration (0 - 62mph takes 8.7 sec).

SVO has adorned the SVR with a full carbonfibre bonnet as part of its latest round of improvements (available fully painted, as well as in the two - tone colourway pictured), and while no weight benefit is quoted directly, the latest SVR's kerb weight, at 2310 kg, does undercut its predecessor by 25 kg, a clue to the SVO team's search for weight savings elsewhere too (and possibly weight gains in a few areas)- the seats, for instance, are 30 kg lighter than before.

There has been plenty of weight saving in the 911 R and the end result is a kerb weight of 1370g (1250 kg dry)-- some 50 kg lighter than the RS.

That's 32 kg lighter than an M4 fitted with a DCT gearbox but still 70 kg off the GTS's low kerb weight.

I think you'll find that Mazda 2 is the lightest car in this test, lighter than the Panda, with 955 kg kerb weight and 1030 kg EU kerb weight (driver included).

Apart from the grille, lights and doors, the SL bits have been completely subsumed by the mostly carbon Black Series bits, which add girth, attitude, price and exclusivity in unprecedented quantities but, via some clever re-engineering and ditching the folding Vario roof for a fixed one, cleave a handy 250 kilos from the kerb weight, too.

At 148bhp it's less powerful than the old 168bhp 1.8, but the small drop should be somewhat mitigated by a kerb weight up to 120 kg lighter than before.

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

Even though the diesel's all - wheel drive system is 10 kg lighter than the one on the 630i, it still brings the 1825 kg 630d's kerb weight up to 1880 kg.

Although the V12 engine weighs 100 kg more than the standard car's engine, intelligent use of lightweight materials and components including carbon ceramic brakes, lighter forged aluminium wheels, lightweight inner rear quarter panels and optional lightweight seats have resulted in the overall kerb weight being only 50 kg heavier than its V8 sibling.

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

That may not sound like too much, but when the car's relatively light 1,485 kg kerb weight is factored in, the numbers do look better.

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

At 1170 kg, its claimed kerb weight is even lighter than notorious gram counter, Mazda's base model CX - 3 Neo.

Lighter still aluminium is used for the bonnet roof, front fenders and rear tailgate cutting another 34 kg from the kerb weight.

The Lexus has lighter, less talkative steering and a heavier kerb weight does the big Asian no favours when punching out of corners either.

With a kerb weight of just 1540 kg, the base GT is 100 kg lighter than the SLS, though extra equipment in the 1570 kg GT S reduces the savings to 70 kg.

This high tech engineering has resulted in a kerb weight of just 1525kgs, 70 kgs lighter than its predecessor.

The scooter comes with an LED headlamp, a small windshield, wide handlebar, 12V charging sockets, disc brakes and four riding modes while being extremely light with a kerb weight of 105 kgs.

Technical Data Bentley Continental Supersports: Light Alloy W12 - cylinder - engine (72deg angle between two main banks, 15deg between staggered cylinders), bore x stroke 84 x 90.2 mm, capacity 5998 cc; 4 valves per cylinder, chain - driven DOHC per bank, cam phased inlet and outlet; Bosch digital engine control, twin turbochargers, 600PS / 621 bhp / 449kW) at 6000rpm, torque 800Nm (590 lb ft) at 1700 to 5600rev / min; Fuel E85 & 98 (95) RON; ZF 6 - speed «Quickshift» automatic gearbox; continuous four - wheel drive with 40/60 rear bias torque split, central Torsen differential; suspension front: four - link double wishbones, computer - controlled self - levelling air suspension, anti-roll bar; suspension rear:: trapezoidal multi-link, computer - controlled self - levelling air suspension, anti-roll bar; dampers: continuous damping control with four adjustable settings, electronic traction control, electronic stability program; carbon / ceramic brakes, cross-drilled, front discs 420 mm diameter, rear 356 mm diameter; HBA «Hydraulic Brake Assist» and EBD «Electronic Brakeforce Distribution», MSR drag torque control; kerb weight 4,939 lbs (2240 kg), wheelbase 108.07 in (2745 mm), track front 63.9 in (1,623 mm), track rear 65.2 in (1,657 mm); wheels 20» x 9.5 J 10 - spoke (black chrome or painted) with tyres 275 / 35x20 Pirelli P - Zero UHP; electronic tyre pressure monitoring system; max.

With a 1570 kg kerb weight, the test car C 220 BlueTec is by 15 kg lighter than the former generation, although the body is by 95 mm longer, the safety standard has been upgraded and a lot of assistance systems, that were absent in the past, have come into existence.

With a kerb weight of 1880 - kg it is a large and relatively heavy car though lighter than the Merc CL or Bentley Continental GT.

Highlighted by the well - weighted, nicely balanced response of the electrically - assisted steering, the CX - 3 is light on its feet around town (the kerb to kerb turning circle is a handy 10.6 metres), yet confidence - inspiring in the twisty bits.

The automatic takes an extra 0.6 seconds.It is nice and light, with a kerb weight of 1222 kg for the base specification car.The 2.0 - litre boxer four - cylinder engine, which is based on a Subaru design with Toyota direct injection technology, generates 147kW at 7000rpm and 205Nm between 6400 and 6600rpm.

With a kerb weight of just 1995 kg (3.0 TDI), the new Audi Q7 is the lightest in its class.

Apart from new petrol engines, also contributing here is a lighter new body that could weigh up to 100 kg less than the MkII Mazda2, which has a base kerb weight of 1010 kg, meaning the new 2 should slip well under 1000 kg.

As the bike is light with kerb weight of 98 kg, hence the bike has tubeless tyres.