To cope with the strains of such harsh racing, the Beetle's strut suspension features ZF dampers with a massive 230 mm of travel, whilst beefy 357 mm front discs and 300
mm rears work with four - piston calipers to slow the rally car down.
Not exact matches
These allow a 12 per cent increase in pad area to
work against the bigger 380
mm front discs; the
rear discs grow to 358
mm.
As well as replacing the bulky and complex Active Body Control (ABC) suspension hardware with more straightforward coil - over damper units at the corners in the best motorsport tradition (ride height, wheel alignment and camber can all be adjusted for track
work), AMG's engineers have plumped out the track by 97
mm at the front and 85
mm at the
rear to exploit the new spring links, camber struts, pull / push rods and weight - optimised aluminium wheel carriers developed in conjunction with German motorsport specialists KW.
The suspension is 11
mm lower at the front but only 1
mm lower at the
rear compared with a standard GT and it feels like it, with the back taking an age to rock onto its springs and start really
working the tyres after you've turned in.
Renaultsport has
worked hard on the 131bhp 1.6 - litre engine's sound, with an impressive - looking 4 - into - 1 exhaust manifold, and, of course, the chassis has been thoroughly overhauled too, now being 10
mm lower and 30 per cent stiffer, with harder bushes and a thicker
rear anti-roll bar to reduce understeer.
An evolution of the R's underbody aero has been adapted for the GT3, while the fixed
rear spoiler is mounted 20
mm higher and 10
mm further back to reduce drag and now
works in partnership with the diffuser and underbody vortex generators.
According to Suzuki, the Swift S Concept has turned into a «more sporty and exciting» vehicle after it received a new body
work design which enhances its width by 60
mm and a
rear roof spoiler plus the Lightning Pearl Yellow finish.
[4] A 90 in (2,286.0
mm) wheelbase, 48 in (1,219
mm) front and a 49 in (1,245
mm)
rear track were the
working dimensions.
The much simpler design certainly
works, and Land Rover has gone to great lengths to make the interior more inviting, not just with very high quality leathers and veneers but also with stuff like acoustic lamination of the windscreen to reduce noise and an extra 118
mm more legroom in the back (that's 4.6 inches in old money), and even a a new two - seat Executive Class seating package for the ultimate
rear - seat Range Rover experience.
Working off the same 2950
mm wheelbase and 5049
mm overall length as the standard wheelbase version of the Panamera saloon, the Sport Turismo keeps the roofline horizontal longer to grow
rear headroom and luggage space marginally.
The body
work is 55
mm wider than a 135i M Sport and accommodates a wider front and
rear track (front: +71
mm,
rear: +44
mm) and the standard 19 - inch M light - alloy wheels in Y spoke design (front: 9J 245/35,
rear: 10J 265/35).
Brembo brake calipers, six - pot at the front, four - pot at the
rear chomping big 380
mm front and 345
mm rear discs offer massive confidence in the Lexus, more than the HSV's strong four - pot AP Racing calipers that
work 367
mm rotors front and
rear.
But with switchable 2H, 4H and 4L modes, a
rear diff lock, generous 225
mm of ground clearance, good wheel articulation, reasonable underbody protection, hill descent control and hill start assist, the Terra made light
work of the light - duty off - road
work we subjected it to.
Lexus
worked with Brembo to develop the IS F braking system, with 360
mm ventilated and drilled six - piston discs at the front and 345
mm two - piston discs at the
rear.
Initial inspection: inspection of 134 points was completed Air filter / cabin — Air filter replaced Alignment: complete Brake inspection — Complete brake inspection: 8
mm front liners, 6
mm rear liners Lube
Work — Change Oil & Filter Mechanical Inspection — Complete Mechanical Inspection — Replaced: Head Gasket Set (Oil Tissue), Valve Cover Gaskets, Admission Joints, Oil Crankcase Gasket, Spark Plugs and Wires, Water Pump, Tensioner, Roller, Belt, Coolant hoses, Coolant cooling, Alternator, Power steering pump, battery, front struts,
rear shock absorbers, tie rods, stabilizer bar bushings, EGR valve, oxygen sensors, transmission service, front engine mounting.
The phones feature several hardware changes relative to previous models, including the much debated removal of the 3.5
mm headphone jack in place of a second speaker grille, recessed antenna lines on the back, a «force - sensitive, solid - state» home button that
works with Apple's 3D Touch, and dual
rear cameras on the larger model.
HTC is rumoured to be
working with Google to release a Nexus tablet, currently sporting the codename of Volantis, and expected to come with a 8.9 - inch display, a 64 - bit Tegra K1 - powered SoC, 2 GB of RAM, 8MP
rear OIS camera, 3MP front - facing camera, with an aluminum body coming in at 7.9
mm thick.
In
working to make this phone as slim as possible, the 3.5
mm headphone socket has been dropped, but you do get Qi wireless charging thanks to the
rear glass - something that the aluminium - bodied phones across the rest of Nokia's range don't offer.