Sentences with phrase «of torsion»

In 1989, Porsche introduced the much - revised 964 - generation car, with tidied - up aerodynamics, a retractable rear wing, ABS, power steering, a new suspension with coil springs instead of torsion bars and an updated 3,600 cc engine with 247 hp.

The AWD variants get a more sophisticated multi-link suspension at the rear instead of the torsion beam set - up in the front - wheel - drive version.

The suspension, with its light - alloy wishbones and coil springs instead of torsion bars, was also a new addition.

Instead of a torsion balance, they used a novel arrangement for generating and measuring small forces.

Honda engineers admit that the ninth generation of the firm's best - known model has been left behind by the class; the initial belief that its combination of a torsion beam rear axle and non-turbocharged engines could still stack up against the likes of the Focus, Astra and Golf has been proven to be terminally optimistic.

The difference in position between the opposite ends of the torsion bar controls a valve.

The car could also handle better than most of it's peers because of Chrysler's exclusive use of torsion bar front suspension, with extra long leafs at the rear.

The Elantra GT Sport not only gets the better engine, but you get bigger brakes and a better multilink rear suspension in place of the torsion - beam on the base model.

At the front of the torsion bar are two pivot points which locates the suspension, then there is a spring and and shock with supports the load of the vehicle and dampens any road obstacles.

A system of torsion bars, rocker arms, and actuators controlled by the drive mode selector in the cabin creates such a system in the GT, with each wheel suspended by two springs acting in series.

Unbound Medicine reports that more than half of all torsions typically happen on the right side of the body.

The conceptual basis of the torsion balance is the observation that it doesn't take much force to induce a twist, or torsion, in a long, thin wire hanging from the ceiling.

The principal advantage of the Wuppertal method is simply that it is new and therefore an independent check on the accuracy of the torsion - pendulum technique.

The ride is uncommonly good for a nearly 50 - year - old sports car thanks to the progressive action of the torsion - bar springs, and there's not much body roll to note.

Take, for instance, the excellent electric power steering on the Tesla Model S. Malcolm Burgess, who worked on its development, credits the structure and components of his car, as well as hours of driving and computerized tweaking (easier, he notes, than swapping out dozens of torsion bars when tuning hydraulic power - assist systems).

The advantage of torsion bars is that they can be adjusted to correct vehicle ride height.

Sway bars are a type of torsion bar that connects the wheels on both sides of the vehicle to reduce body roll in turns.

This is likely because of the inherent limitations of that torsion beam rear axle, but those huge 18 - inch color - match wheels with low - profile tires likely also contribute to the harshness of the ride.

«That will only increase the amount of torsion to the body and result in an increase in structural - borne frequency, or road noise, that you can't get rid of with sound package.»

It's somewhat softly sprung and floaty, even to the point that it masks the so - so manners of the torsion beam rear end.

As in all other front - drive minivans MacPherson struts are used up front; in the back, the Sienna eschews the Odyssey's independent system in favor of a torsion beam similar to that used on the previous Sienna.

The life - threatening effects of torsion are prevented by tacking the stomach to the abdominal wall.

Even if gastric position is self - corrected during the stabilization period, recurrence of torsion is highly likely (at least 80 %).

In addition, dogs that have had surgery for bloat may have a procedure called gastroplexy done to anchor the stomach to the wall of the abdomen, reducing the chances of a future occurrence of torsion.

There is a lot of torsion here, energies bringing things together and driving them apart.

Physically palpable and unsettling, this caesura becomes the moment of torsion between uncontrollable expanse and choreographed constriction.

Settling on his preferred medium of conglomerations of torsioned scrap metal, Chamberlain assumed and ingrained an appreciation for the Abstract Expressionist focus on color, gesture, texture and even size and scale within their work and realizing it in a new three - dimensional format.

Nevertheless, the subject matter is diffuse, from solicitors» negligence to the heat treatment of torsion bars.

Sadly, the combination of a torsion - beam rear suspension and 45 - series tires noticeably compromises comfort, the suspension calibration feels floppy, and the electric - assist steering requires lots of attention to keep the car from wandering.

As the steering wheel rotates, so does the steering column, as well as the upper end of the torsion bar.

There are other advantages to the use of a torsion bar system in the new Ford GT, as well.

In her recent exhibition at White Columns, Mexican - born, New York - based painter Aliza Nisenbaum utilizes portraiture to draw out this excessive visibility of the body and what this visibility obscures: namely, the body as place of torsion — a twisting convergence of presence and absence, actuality and dream, thought and flesh.

The major downer for the Juke is that it's equipped with the CVT only when you go with all - wheel drive, but you do get a multilink rear suspension instead of the torsion beam when you upgrade to the all - wheel drive model.

The 2010 Doblò uses the Fiat Small platform, derived from the Grande Punto, with a new bi link independent rear suspension instead of a torsion beam, which has 2,755 - millimetre (108.5 in) wheelbase, 790 - litre (28 cu ft) luggage compartment, and low CO2 emissions (129 g / km with the 1.3 Multijet 90 PS (66 kW; 89 hp) engine).

The valve allows fluid to flow to the cylinder which provides steering assistance; the greater the «twist» of the torsion bar, the greater the force.

The Doblò uses Fiat Strada's platform, in turn derived from the Fiat Palio's one, using a rigid axle with leaf springs at the rear, instead of a torsion beam with coil springs as on the Palio.

A new independent double wishbone suspension instead of a torsion beam should help with handling manners.

Couple hundred pounds, getting rid of the underpowered IMA engine, having an independent rear instead of a torsion beam.

Couple hundred pounds, getting rid of the underpowered IMA engine, having an independent rear instead of a torsion beam... in other words turning it into a completely different car