Handling, meanwhile, is said to have been improved by a lower centre of gravity and a 10
mm wider front track.
A lower center of gravity and 10
mm wider front and rear tread give the new CX - 5 proportions that convey a more powerful stance.
A lower center of gravity and 10
mm wider front and rear tread give the new CX - 5 proportions that convey a more powerful stance, as if the car is firmly gripping the road.
It's a variety of factors: the torsion beam suspension setup has been ditched for an independent, multilink affair, the tyres are 10
mm wider front and rear, the wheelbase is longer, the aero package is even more developed than that last car's, and the body frame is 38 per cent stiffer than before.
Living up to the hype is a chassis with recalibrated shock absorbers, a thicker anti-rollbar, firmer springs, an 8 mm lower ride height, 10
mm wider front track and 20 mm wider rear track.
The tires are Bridgestone Potenza RE050As, size 245 / 40R -19 in front, 285 / 35R -19 in back, 10
mm wider front and rear than on a standard Vantage, and the front brakes of the S are a floating - disc design, featuring 6 - piston calipers and 15 - in.
In the traditional Mansory style the Torofeo bodykit is made from carbon fiber in their own autoclave, from the impressively low front bumper over the 30
mm wider front fenders with integrated air vents to the nice side sills and modified rear fenders (40 mm wider) with air intakes in front of the rear wheels, the massive lower rear diffuser is the final part of the standard widebody kit.
It's considerably larger in every other area, with a 113 mm stretch in the wheelbase, 67 mm and 68
mm wider front and rear tracks respectively and the car itself is 74 mm wider.
Aerodynamic updates include an 80 -
mm wider front track with flared wheel arches, a more aggressive GT - style front splitter and radiator ducts redesigned for better cooling.
Our CSR / Levante kit is specially designed to fit the CSR / Levante and the kit features a 1285
mm wide front Carbon Fibre wing, Carbon Alloy honeycomb chassis mounts, Carbon cross brace and all mounts and fixings.
Not exact matches
Underneath all the carbonfibre and optional decals (# 410), the Racing has 30
mm wider tracks
front and rear and sits 15
mm lower than the standard DS3 on new 18in wheels.
There are also new five - way adjustable dampers, a
wider front track, more powerful brakes (320
mm vented and grooved discs with four - pot calipers up
front) and 52 kg less weight compared to a standard CR - Z.
The
front suspension is MacPherson type at the
front, torsion beam at the rear, with
wider track widths (44
mm front, 63
mm rear) than the chassis setup on its 308 hatchback relative.
As well as introducing a driven
front axle, it's also the debut of the
wider 991 bodyshell — as before, an extra 44
mm across the hips — that will also be used in future Turbo and RS high performance 911s.
Compared to the non-AMG Shooting Brake, the CLS63 has a 56 -
mm -
wider track and uses AMG - specific
front and rear suspension.
The track is 10
mm wider, but the
front suspension is still MacPherson struts, while the rear is a torsion beam.
It's
wider thanks to a body kit and lower too, with a 35
mm front and 30
mm rear drop over 21 - inch wheels, and there's a smattering of carbonfibre.
Evolution V January 1998 Power 276bhp @ 6500rpm Torque 274 lb ft @ 3000rpm Weight 1360 kg Evolution Group A regs maximised with
wider tracks, bigger bonnet vents, twin - plane rear wing, 17in wheels, four - piston Brembo
front calipers with 320
mm discs, inverted suspension struts
The race car features 18 - inch wheels at all four corners instead of 19 - inch
fronts and 20 - inch rears, but these come wearing 315
mm -
wide front and 325
mm -
wide rear Pirelli slicks.
They're
wider than the standard CTS's by 36
mm in the
front and 34
mm in the rear, for «an incredible footprint,» Leone says.
The 2 - series has been totally reworked to create the M2; compared to an M235i, it's 8
mm lower, the
front track is 58
mm wider, the rear is 45
mm wider and wheelbase is 3
mm longer.
The suspension features 20
mm wider tracks at the
front and rear and is 20
mm lower at the
front, increasing the car's rake to aid downforce.
The new 17 - inch wheels, shod with 205/45 tyres, as well as suspension changes, give the GTI a
wider track - 10
mm front and 20
mm rear.
Using a mixture of aluminium and carbonfibre, the
front and rear wings have been stretched by 46
mm and 57
mm respectively to cover the GT R's
wider track suspension.
Based loosely on the Hyundai i30 hatchback - also launched in Paris - the RN30 falls at the extreme end of the hot hatchback segment, with heavily blistered bodywork (it's 30
mm wider than the production i30, and 84
mm lower), large
front and rear aerodynamic elements and a powerful drivetrain.
Extravagantly flared wheel arches (64
mm wider at the
front, 66
mm at the rear) transform its stance and presence from that of a rather svelte and elegant small coupe into a real thug.
It's a little
wider too, with protective plastic mouldings adding 14
mm to its width (now 1822
mm), with 7
mm added to the
front track and 6
mm to the rear.
Both
front and rear track are
wider (40
mm and 12
mm respectively) but the overall width remains the same.
Elsewhere the bodywork has new carbonfibre arches that are 46
mm wider at the
front and 57
mm wider at the rear.
Bigger
front brakes with four - pot callipers, quicker steering and 10
mm wider tyres complete the standard hardware changes, while a lower
front splitter and bigger rear diffuser together with a new design of alloy wheel complete the styling tweaks.
Although the 991 is only 56
mm longer and no
wider than the 997, it feels slightly bigger from behind the wheel, thanks mainly, I think, to the more reclined windscreen and the higher, deeper dash that obscures your view of the nearside
front wing.
The
front end is 25
mm lower than before and the track a full 47
mm wider, while the rear track has grown by 39
mm.
It does look different, though, thanks to a 100
mm longer wheelbase, shorter overhangs, a lower roofline and
wider front track.
At 4389
mm long, 1925
mm wide and 1160
mm tall, its dramatic
front - engined, rear - wheel drive proportions are 104
mm shorter, 165
mm wider and 70
mm lower than the curvy third - generation RX - 7.
Its track is
wider than the outgoing model, too, by 30
mm at the
front and 10
mm at the rear and Ford reckons this has also allowed the chassis to be optimised to accept 18 - inch wheels for the first time.
There's also overhauled, F - type inspired suspension, with a 52
mm wider track up
front, increased camber and revised bushings, plus ride height adjustable Eibach dampers.
It is 70
mm (2.76 in) lower and 160
mm (6.30 in)
wider, the rear seats have been removed to accommodate the mid-engine design, and the roof is made from carbon - fibre composite,
front brakes are from the Audi RS4, and rear brakes and axle are from a Lamborghini Gallardo.
The package consisted of large fibreglass wheel arches to accommodate the extra track width
front and rear,
front air dam and rear fiberglass spoiler fully 2 inches (51
mm)
wider than normal.
FT - 86 G's concept is 30
mm longer, 50
mm wider and 30
mm lower than the base FT - 86 Concept model and sits on different 19 - inch alloy wheels with high - performance Potenza RE050 tires (
Front 245 / 40R19, Rear 275 / 35R19).
The shorter,
wider but same - height aluminium bodyshell and composite chassis materials help shed more than 80 kg from the W12's kerb weight, while the 110
mm - longer wheelbase and a
front axle positioned 135
mm further forward improve weight distribution and increase visual aggression.
The overall outside edge - to - edge distance is 4 - inch (100
mm)
wider at the
front and 9 inches (230
mm) at the rear over a 900 Turbo of the day - mainly to decrease the roll centre height and improve turn - in response.
As a result, the fenders were extended by 64
mm and 66
mm in width, while the standard tyres have been replaced with performance oriented
wide rubber — 255
mm on the
front axle and 285
mm at the rear, as opposed to the 235
mm / 255
mm tyres the previous model was equipped with.
The tyres, developed in conjunction with Pirelli exclusively for the XFR - S Sportbrake, are 10
mm wider all round, being 265/35 and 295/30
front / rear.
The track is
wider, too — up 67
mm at the
front and 68
mm at the rear.
Occasionally the car's sheer width can make you breathe in a bit on narrow roads — seriously widened tracks make the
front arches a full 60
mm wider overall than the standard Megane, and the rears 45
mm — but it's arguably worth it for the high - speed stability.
The most significant alterations include a 100
mm longer wheelbase, a
wider front track, a 20
mm lower roofline and a 40 kg weight reduction.
With a nominal 25
mm reduction in ride height over lesser new 911s and running standard 20in wheels shod with 245 / 35 - profile
front and significantly
wider 305 / 30 - profile rear Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres, the new Porsche looks properly hunkered down with the sort of
wide track stance and exaggerated wheel camber that wouldn't be out of place in the pitlane at Le Mans.
Officially unveiled in Thailand the Raptor is the most capable Ranger model thanks to the standard
front and rear Fox Racing Shox shock absorbers, the increased ride height (283
mm),
wider track, as well as the improved approach and departure angles (32.5 ° and 24 °, respectively).
Built on parent BMWs new
front wheel drive UKL architecture, the new model is 98
mm longer, 44
mm wider
Front tyres: run flat, low rolling resistance, 18 inch diameter, 225
mm wide, 45 % profile, Y rated; Load index: 91 (official data), rear tyres: run flat, low rolling resistance, 18 inch diameter, 255
mm wide, 40 % profile, Y rated; Load index: 95 (official data)