Sentences with phrase «much lighter chassis»

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.

Not exact matches

We reported in 2012 that switching to the lighter, more cost - effective MQB chassis will allow the 2015 Audi TT to shed as much as 132 pounds compared to today's version.

If the MX5 is so much lighter than the GT86 and is a convertible so needs the chassis strengthened in some way which adds weight, surely Toyota could have made the GT86 a bit lighter than it already is.

Smaller and lighter than the performance 4 - Series, much of the car's engine internals, brake components and chassis setup are borrowed directly from its bigger brother.

Although there are AMG versions of the Mercedes SL with as much or more power, the AMG GT is lighter, harder - edged and it has a more aggressively tuned and better balanced all - aluminum chassis, which gives it superior handling than the softer and more relaxed SL models.

The Ghibli shares much of its core architecture — including chassis, suspension and engine — with the larger, flagship Quattroporte sedan, though it is 50 kilograms lighter, 173 millimetres shorter in the wheelbase and 291 mm shorter overall.

With a chassis now shared with Porsche, it also feels smaller and lighter than it actually is when you press on, and generates a much bigger smile than before.

Since there's only so much light weighting that can be done with the chassis and body panels, AMG needs lighter batteries and electric motors.

Still built on a ladder chassis, the new Mercedes G - Class is undoubtedly much lighter than its predecessor and has a rigid rear axle, while the suspension is independent at the front.

With such high grip limits and stellar brake performance, it gave us confidence to push the car hard throughout our session, and all the chassis changes did a good job making this 3,800 - pound car feel much lighter than it really is.

This technology, along with the use of newly developed ultra-high-strength steels, allows much of the chassis and body to be constructed from thinner and lighter parts without any loss in strength.

The underpinning chassis has also been reworked, but Porsche did not reveal how much lighter it is from Cayenne Turbo's predecessor.