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The new design also means a car that is shorter, wider and higher than the outgoing Leon, but with an extra 58 mm in the wheelbase for better interior room, and is a lighter car thanks to the new MQB platform.

On gently flowing German backroads, the S7 changes directions with the feel of a much smaller and lighter car thanks to the impressive grip and the nicely calibrated electric power steering.

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Moreover, it's easy to get in and out of the car thanks to the light weight and the comfortable handle.

Alex is not too keen on being in the car if we are not actually moving, something that can't be avoided thanks to traffic lights and traffic in general.

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Naturally, there's a weight penalty (50 kg over a rear - drive 991), but Porsche claims the 991 «4» is up to 65 kg lighter than the equivalent 997.2 thanks to the carefully chosen materials used in the car's construction.

As well as being more powerful than the standard GTB, the 488 Pista's engine is lighter, too, thanks to the use of inconel exhaust manifolds and a lighter crankshaft and flywheel from the Challenge car, plus the use of titanium conrods and a carbonfibre intake plenum.

While the new car is lighter than its predecessor, it also is more powerful thanks to a new, direct - injection V - 8 engine.

That's thanks to the car's relatively light weight: It's almost 500 pounds lighter than a BMW 535 GT, which sports a 300 - hp, turbocharged six - cylinder.

The car is extremely light, thanks in part to body panels molded in carbon fiber.

This is a properly quick car once you light it up, even quicker than I was expecting, and useable too thanks to that clever four - wheel - drive system that finds plenty of grip even on greasy winter roads.

Indeed, our test car's check - engine light turned on thanks to a problematic fuel - filler inlet.

Yes, the G30 5 Series is up to 137 pounds lighter than the outgoing car, thanks in part to the use of aluminum for the trunk, trunk lid, doors, and roof.

Resistance to understeer has been improved thanks to a lighter, stiffer hollow front anti-roll bar and along with the rest of the changes Ford says this has resulted in a car with 10 per cent more grip than before.

The car will also reportedly be about 46 lb lighter than an F - Type R, thanks in part to the use of a lightweight titanium exhaust and forged wheels.

The optional carbon - ceramic brakes fitted to our test car are no lighter than the standard cast iron set - up thanks to the increased size of the rotors and callipers, but they do promise to address the Gallardo's propensity to suffer brake fade in extreme use.

A revised intake and exhaust and some additional isolation and insulation measures have helped quell the harshness of the V - 6 that we've long complained about, and the car is about 50 pounds lighter than a comparable G37 thanks to the use of lightweight steel in the body structure.

The car is lighter, thanks to a lighter chassis and suspension components, giving it even better handling and braking ability than before.

The car is new top to bottom and is, according to Land Rover, faster, more agile and more refined thanks in part to it being a whopping 800 pounds lighter.

Aston says that while the body - in - white is lighter and significantly stiffer (thanks partly to the fact that the road car is designed with the GT program in mind), they have also improved build quality, especially when it comes to panel gaps and surface finishes.

[10] The weight is reduced by 132 kg (291 lb) to just 1,218 kg (2,685 lb), thanks to the use of an all - new material called «carbon - triax» in the car which Pagani claims is 50 % lighter and 20 % stronger than regular carbon fibre, giving the car a power - to - weight ratio of 1.62 kg (3.57 lb) per horsepower.

But beyond the proportions, every aluminum body panel is new and thanks to this construction, the car is 176 pounds lighter.

The common weight is possible thanks to different underpinnings; the rear - wheel drive car receives a standard AirMatic air suspension, while the all - wheel drive car receives a more conventional, and lighter, steel sprung suspension.

It's also lighter than the standard M4 thanks to the use of lightweight carbon fibre in various parts of the car.

The clatter, smoky fumes and remarkable fuel economy of diesel engines have nearly disappeared from the American car and light - truck scene, thanks, among other things, to cheaper gasoline.

The new A4, in fact, is the lightest in its segment, thanks to Audi's considerable use of lightweight materials to build this car.

Thanks to the XJ's relatively light weight and an also - new 8 - speed automatic transmission, the six motivates the car briskly while delivering up to 24 miles per gallon; at 80 MPH in top gear, the motor looks to be turning barely 1,700 RPM.

The 2017 Discovery should also be significantly lighter than the current car thanks to a bonded and riveted aluminium monocoque, as is currently used in the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models.

The big bucks sports car is back: faster, lighter, more efficient, and swoopier, thanks to technology.

This race - proven powerplant will have an easy time of it with the OPC EXTREME, because the super sporty car is 100 kilograms lighter than a conventional Astra OPC thanks to its high - quality, carbon fiber components.

Interestingly, besides looking as if Tesla themselves made the changes, the Model S Shooting Brake apparently turned out to be lighter by the donor car by 12 kg (26.5 lb), thanks to the use of carbon fiber for the rear quarter panels.

The car also adopts what AMG calls «nano active fibre technology» which is realised via hyper - bright daytime running lights that can be styled any which way thanks to flexible light cords.

The popular small car will now boast even greater appeal thanks to restyled front and rear sections, the introduction of LED head and rear lights, as well as a refined interior.

It feels more like a muscle car thanks to an abundance of low - end torque and being the lightest truck in the class - 6,532 lbs for a 4WD crew cab and 6» 6» box vs. 7,625 lbs for the Ram 2500 when similarly equipped.

The whole car weighs 1,612 kg dry, which is claimed to be 113 kg lighter than the previous R8 Spyder thanks to the carbon - fibre reinforced spaceframe and additional stiffening to the A-pillar and sills.

It's not just the couple of inches that've been shaved off the car's bodywork, nor the hundreds of pounds saved thanks in part to the 2016 Camaro's much lighter chassis.

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Fitting the 1.2 TSI engine to a fairly big car might seem ambitious, but it's always been a sweet spot in the Skoda Yeti line - up thanks to its surprising power and light weight, which helps give a sharp drive.

The steering is light and numb, and while there's good grip, the car rolls into bends thanks to the extra weight of the batteries.

Despite its extra size, Audi pulls the base weight down from 3119 lbs in the outgoing car to 3009 lbs in the new version, thanks largely to a body - in - white that is both stiffer and 66 lbs lighter, plus an aluminum hood and lighter engines.

Yes, other comparable vehicles are that bit more enjoyable to steer, and we will concede that rear visibility is compromised by chunky rear posts and the slanted rear window, but everywhere else the Kia Optima performs really well — most notably with regards to forward visibility and, thanks to the slightly vague steering also being rather light, the ability to place the car accurately on the road.

With the new model, Smart has focused on offering a more dynamic appearance for the car, thanks to a larger radiator grille with integrated logo, striking front aprons in a new design, horizontally arranged LED daytime driving lights, muscular side skirts, and modified rear aprons.

The car also continues to impress us with how easy everything is; despite being quite big, it doesn't feel heavy or cumbersome, and that's thanks to the sprightly engine, slick DSG «box, light steering and good visibility (heated seats front and rear also play their part, especially with the tedious weather we've been subjected to recently).

Another means to save fuel and reduce harm to the environment is the aerodynamically efficient body (0.26 Cd for sedan, 0.28 Cd for wagon), which is also tauter and lighter, thanks to ultra-high strength steel throughout the car.

The car is 16 kg (35 lb) lighter than the current model, thanks to the aluminum hood.

The light weight of the 3 - Eleven is thanks to composite materials and resin glues which are 40 per cent lighter than glassfibre, and the car has a bonded and riveted aluminium monocoque.

The previous - generation Z06 was the lightest car in the GM lineup thanks to tricks like an all - aluminum frame and carbon fiber body parts.

When driving with a lighter foot, we believe that a number as high as 14kmpl is very much possible thanks to the way the nine - speed gearbox works to keep the car in the right rev range.

The new model is lighter and more fuel efficient than the car it replaces, thanks to an improved powertrain and a new carbon - fiber body and chassis.

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