Sentences with phrase «on road tyres»

On road tyres.

Considering we tackled all that Werribee 4WD Park had to offer on road tyres and pressures, the H9 performed exceptionally well.

Yes, it's struggling for grip in the deepest sand and mud but it's on road tyres, and despite its firmness it tracks the ground very well over the bumpier, rockier sections.

On road tyres, and utilising the modes of the Off - Road Engineering package, the GLC navigated obstacles we'd never have thought possible, including 70 - degree inclines on shale and gravel, equally steep declines and sideways slopes as steep as 27 degrees.

There's nothing wrong with me «suggesting» that the SVR drives well off - road despite being on road tyres - the experiences were brief and no doubt designed to flatter the car, but it was very capable regardless.

Not exact matches

Amazingly, for a track that's raced on by the FIA, there was no tyre barrier or wall between the escape road, the grass verge and the recovery vehicles.

Tyres that don't have enough air in them have reduced grip on the road, meaning the driver has less control of their vehicle.

Elegant in size, big on adventure, swift navigates the city with ease, yet can tackle off road adventures with its 10» air - filled tyres.

The weight distribution combined with handle position and tyre design make the Urban Jungle feel absolutely brilliant whether you are pushing it on or off road.

The team from the University of Cambridge found the corpse partly buried in a tyre track on a road through the Nechisar National Park during a 13 - week expedition to the Nechisar Plains of southern Ethiopia.

On the world stage Detroit founded the first convention and visitor's bureau, built the first concrete road and is home to the world's largest tyre, originally built as a Ferris Wheel for the 1964 New York World's Fair.

Completely rebuilt and retextured, it's packed full of features: Slect from three differnt wheel configurations — Road tyres, Off Road Tyres and Off Road Tyres with Raised Suspension Large choice of selectable colours Multiple body work configurations, including bonnet or rear mounted spare tyre, roll frame and Dakar configuration IC controls for the the doors, windows and bonnet Right hand drive — perfect for use on UK style maps Multiplayer compatible with passenger script Fully animated suspension, steering and drive shaft Tow bar Washable with high quality dirt texture Animated speedometer and rev counter Hope you enjoy thistyres, Off Road Tyres and Off Road Tyres with Raised Suspension Large choice of selectable colours Multiple body work configurations, including bonnet or rear mounted spare tyre, roll frame and Dakar configuration IC controls for the the doors, windows and bonnet Right hand drive — perfect for use on UK style maps Multiplayer compatible with passenger script Fully animated suspension, steering and drive shaft Tow bar Washable with high quality dirt texture Animated speedometer and rev counter Hope you enjoy thisTyres and Off Road Tyres with Raised Suspension Large choice of selectable colours Multiple body work configurations, including bonnet or rear mounted spare tyre, roll frame and Dakar configuration IC controls for the the doors, windows and bonnet Right hand drive — perfect for use on UK style maps Multiplayer compatible with passenger script Fully animated suspension, steering and drive shaft Tow bar Washable with high quality dirt texture Animated speedometer and rev counter Hope you enjoy thisTyres with Raised Suspension Large choice of selectable colours Multiple body work configurations, including bonnet or rear mounted spare tyre, roll frame and Dakar configuration IC controls for the the doors, windows and bonnet Right hand drive — perfect for use on UK style maps Multiplayer compatible with passenger script Fully animated suspension, steering and drive shaft Tow bar Washable with high quality dirt texture Animated speedometer and rev counter Hope you enjoy this mod.

It must be amazing on the street, with all those potholes and speed bumps, tyres that last a week and 40l / 100 km consumption.On the real road its slower than a vw up

My only concern is that on the road, where you can't chuck the car into corners on the brakes or exit with the tyres fully lit - up, that slightly conservative set - up in Corsa mode will make it feel less agile than some of the competition at sane speeds.

At least in the UK there is not VAT on used cars meaning that a new car loses 20 % of it's value as soon as your new cars tyres touch the road.

The new 5 - litre V8 — purer sounding than the old engine with less supercharger whine — delivers an astonishing hit from low revs, yet the rear tyres have little difficulty laying this on the road.

The Range Rover has the edge in terms of character and theatre and should show the others a dirty pair of wellies off - road too - a brief jaunt on the launch suggested the SVR remains incredibly capable in the rough even on road - biased tyres - though the new Cayenne Turbo probably has the edge on the road.

From S - bends on the race - track to driving the twisting mountain roads at speed, it quickly becomes apparent that this particular tyre is a perfect example of Michelin's «track to street» ethos.

The process begins because a much larger proportion of the car's weight is resting on the rear tyres, so as you ease into the corner, the fronts have less to press them to the road.

Those Cup 2 tyres, incidentally, find enormous grip on a dry road.

Being able to brake harder on track, really push the front tyres into the tarmac, and the understeer that becomes apparent on the road doesn't materialise on track.

In reality, you can lean on the front tyres more than your instinct tells you, but while this is easy to put into practice on track, it can feel unnatural on the road, a bit too much like a leap of faith.

Immediately you're aware that the car is set up right on the edge of what's acceptable in something road - legal: with the tyres warm, I trailed the throttle a little mid-corner to see what the effect would be, and the car snapped straight into oversteer.

The time was run on road - legal Pirelli Trofeo tyres, and the LM has a number of weight - saving measures over even the standard P1 GTR - lightweight seats, titanium tailpipes and the removal of race parts like the air - jack system.

It does lack some of the tactile patter of the hydraulic systems fitted to older GT3s, but, crucially, it gives you a clear impression of how hard the front tyres are being worked and it allows you to place the car on the road with millimetric precision.

There's also a certain amount of trepidation at what this kind of power will feel like on the road in a mid-engined car on regular street tyres, but human nature being what it is, it's not too long before your right foot pushes a bit harder for a bit longer until those turbos wake up with a banshee wail.

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They balanced the tyres and most of the vibrations went away, except a knock / vibration I can feel on the steering wheel at high speeds (100 - 110 Km / h) or sometimes when the road surface has small imperfections.

So, the left rear tyre has less to push it to the ground and begins to loosen its grip on the road.

The AMG variant is no worse on either count, using surprisingly tall tyres to absorb road ripples and its V6 note dying down at cruising speeds.

The tyres are vital, as they're the only things keeping you on the road!

Those thin tyres are designed more with low rolling resistance in mind than lateral grip as well so it's all too easy to overcome their hold on the road - especially in the wet.

With a significant input into the steering wheel and a lift of the throttle you can force the rear tyres to relinquish their grip of the road, but so swiftly is it caught by the stability control (even with the traction control in sport handling mode) and so mighty is the E43's traction when you get back on the throttle that there's little incentive to try and play.

It's worth mentioning that, as on the road, each car is fitted with the same type of OE Bridgestone tyre (not the optional Michelin Pilot Cup 2s, which are only available as an option with the Öhlins suspension) and carrying the same fuel load, thereby ensuring that, suspension apart, they are as close to identical as possible.

However even the best tyres will struggle if there is oil, diesel or road film on the surface.

With quality tyres in good condition and with an excess of 2 mm of tread, on a road going vehicle, in good state of repair, loss of directional stability is not of real concern.

The Radical SR8 LM that went round in 6 min 48sec last year did so on the same tyres it drove to and from the circuit on, yet some would say that a Radical is too specialised to be classed as a road car.

«It was blinding on back roads, though, which may explain why the tyres only ever lasted 12 - 16,000 miles... «The Integrale gave me some cherished memories: I've really got to find another one.»

Don't go for low - profile tyres - they might be good for smooth highways, but they'll give you an awful ride on potholed mountain roads...

How far over to the left and away from the turn depends on the amount of grip you have available — more grip means you can hold it tighter — but in most road - tyred cars, turning less at McLaren and opening out the entry to Clearways is a good thing to do.

Over the next 30 miles or so, following in Marino's tyre tracks, I drive with more commitment than ever before on the road, trusting his entry speeds and his lines through the corners.

Maximising the car's ability on road would be a set of Pilot Super Sport tyres.

On the road you need to tread carefully around the Cup 2 tyres when they haven't got heat in them but it is a truly thrilling machine.

By the time the larger tyres have been fitted the weight of the Schnitzer wheel and tyre combination is the same as the standard car, but to get that much extra rubber on the road without a weight penalty is a good effort.

While a 100mph top speed won't win games of Top Trumps, it's clearly more than enough to have fun on British B - roads — especially when you consider the modest grip of its tyres.

Much the same is true on a dry road when the tyres are cold.

While the Bowler feels soft on road, it actually feels quite firm off road on its Bilsteins, but without changing the 22 - inch wheels or the very un-knobbly tyres, the Bowler tackles the off - road course (conveniently over the hill from the tarmac track) with ease and pace.

Sadly the firmer damper settings don't suddenly make the C43 any more interactive, but they do help create a better connection with what's going on between the tyres and the road.

Applying the same thinking to the road, the change in surface conditions has a massive bearing on the performance of a vehicle and the only connection we have is the contact patches of tyres.

Driving up a 1 - in -5-in-places, hairpin strewn, icy road does not feature highly on my list of sensible things to do in a # 350,000 roadster with 295 - width rear tyres, a two - metre - wide body and sensitive controls, so we leave it at the bottom (next to a sign advising learners, HGVs and caravans to go the long way round) and scout ahead in our Lexus IS - F long - termer.