When the driver launches the car, the tube takes the stress of trying to pick up
the nose by the engine.
Not exact matches
The Chevrolet Bolt concept is a tall hatchback design with a stubby
nose that's enabled
by the lack of an
engine up front.
Zagato worked hard to lengthen the appearance of the car's
nose,
by pulling the rear of the body as close as possible to the
engine, adjusting the overall proportions.
But a combination of the subtly more aggressive styling of this
nose cone and the extra air intake capacity hints at that this Discovery Sport could be powered
by a performance version of the Ingenium petrol
engine.
You're not going to be fooling anybody
by telling them you bought it for its environmental credentials (there's still a twin - turbo V8 tucked away in its
nose, after all) and there's a far more efficient (in the real world) hybrid in the Panamera range, with its electric motor helping out a V6 petrol
engine.
The distinctive
nose of the Sports Series is inspired
by McLaren Formula 1 ™ race cars, shrink - wrapped dihedral doors are intricately contoured to channel cool air to the
engine bay, and «flying buttress» rear pillars create an athletic silhouette while increasing downforce for reassuring handling.
The
nose - heavy design will understeer heavily when traction is limited, made worse
by the
engine easily overpowering available traction in slick conditions.
It was re-engineered
by M Division from
nose to tail, with unique body panels, lightweight and uprated suspension parts, a race - ready gearbox and limited slip diff, plus a normally - aspirated 2.3 - litre
engine that begged to be red - lined.
Penned
by Paul Bracq, who previously had spent 10 years with Mercedes - Benz, the E23 featured a more aerodynamic appearance, with highlights including better integrated bumpers, a pointy
nose, and redesigned
engine hood and trunk lid.
By adopting the new platform, future Bentleys will have much - improved weight distribution because the
engine will be sitting well back in the
nose of the car, greatly improving steering response and turn - in.
The reworked twin - turbo 12 - cylinder
engine has been moved back in the
engine bay and the front tires have been pushed forward
by over 5 - inches, which allows for a longer hood and the
nose of the car to be lowered.
Aided
by twin intercoolers (residing in the R's longer
nose) and a hydroformed air pipe for improved airflow, a larger KKK turbocharger doles out 14.5 psi of boost to help this aluminum - block
engine put out 300 bhp at 5500 rpm and 295 lb. - ft.
The new
engine thumbs its
nose a bit at recent Nintendo decisions
by bringing back the third dimension with the inclusion of jumping for all past and present Skylanders.