Sentences with phrase «only heavy cars»

Somehow, the CEI has concluded that only heavy cars are safe (perhaps that's because they are partially funded by Ford, and until recently, they were also funded by Exxon).

Not exact matches

Not only are those car seats heavy, but the base is so much bigger than it was 13 years ago.

It was a heavy hit and both cars slammed into the tyre wall, causing the only yellow flag of the race.

In that years Le Mans (it's only race) the car qualified well and was making its way up the field, but the normally - diligent engineers had overlooked something: because the car was faster in a straight line it was also heavier on its brakes.

But to fill you in on the hospital grade machines, these are usually only slightly heavier than the medium weight ones, but could be as big as a car battery.

Live in Mexico city so transport is only by car and will walk in parks or malls but not so heavy terrain.

With a super low weight of only 3.9 kg and an ergonomically - shaped handle, which offers maximum comfort and convenience for carrying the alpha around and for switching it from car to buggy, you'll wonder why anyone would ever choose a heavier car seat.

My only complaint about this car seat is that is very heavy.

The only drawback to this line of car seat is they are super heavy and large.

Seat is on the heavier side but I will be using it in one car only.

Adventurer and aeronaut Bertrand Piccard is poised to take to the skies in a sun - powered plane that's wider than a 747 but only as heavy as a family car

In fact the only scenes in which green screens were used were the car chases, as Hong Kong traffic is very heavy.

Or the fact that only one component in the car is heavier — the rear differential mounting bracket that has gained 0.1 pound in order to use the drivetrain's vibration to increase the frequency of the exhaust's «beat» sound under aggressive throttle.

(1) its very heavy (2) horror story interior (3) brittle ride (4) it uses a GKN twister derived AWD system as found in the Evoque (5) its not quick, Automovil put one round the Inta circuit in spain and it was slower than an EVO X MR SST and only marginally quicker than the old GV STI (6) Top Gear give the RS a whirl against the Golf R and A45AMG, the RS was knocked over by both in the «drag race» (7) likewise Car and Driver found that the RS did the 1 / 4mile in 13.4 at 105mph whereas the VA STI did the same 1 / 4mile in 13.4 s at 104mph

It remains the best driving small car in the segment, challenged only by the Ford Focus, which feels heavier and more sluggish.

Also the car is not only heavy, you feel its heaviness in curves, especially when the street is not fullflat, where it has tendencies to «Aufschaukeln», which is, if I translate it correct «swaying / rocking» in English.

I saw a model without the interior late in 2012 and was impressed, despite my intrinsic dislike of giant, heavy cars with only four seats, even if they're seriously aerodynamic.

The steering is heavy - handed, bumper - car fast, and only loosely connected to the wooden - spoked front wheels.

Throw out everything and only save 30 kg, on a car that is already a heavy pig.

It works only below 40 mph in heavy traffic, and uses cameras to follow lane markers and the car ahead of you.

Corvette engineers are duly proud of the fact that very little was done to the structure and overall design of the car compared to the hardtop, and it's only fractionally heavier.

There is only one thing that kind of bugs me about the car, it's a lot heavier than any of my past cars.

The only things I found a bit off - putting about this test car were the blue interior (which clashes a bit with the black buttons on the center stack) and the clutch (which seemed too heavy and long upon first impression but became perfectly familiar after a few gearchanges).

The gen - three Miata is only 22 pounds heavier, yet bending rigidity has improved by 22 percent, and torsional rigidity is higher by a whopping 47 percent, as we noted in our initial technical presentation of the car in the April 2005 issue.

This was unfortunate only because we wanted to see how the sedan coped with bumps, other cars, and heavy traffic situations.

Yes the car only was sucessful in this race, yes it was heavy (1100 kg smth.)

The V - 10 R8 may be a little wide, a little heavy, and a little thirsty, but despite its genetic proximity to the Performante, it is not only a talented sports car but also a fully adequate GT.

The Vanquish, as beautiful as it is, is a very heavy car - but it is partly made of carbonfibre - but they only use it outsides, where it is almost useless for weight saving.

Sergio's car may only be a «vision of the future,» but it points towards an exciting, tech - heavy world for tomorrow's motorsport.

Pagani's Zonda C12 S is heavier than that, at 2750 pounds, but that seems a very reasonable result for a car costing only a third as much as the million - dollar McLaren, long considered to be the ultimate exotic.

Yet despite its increased size, more spacious back seats and usable boot, the car is only 40 kg heavier than the A45, and so its 0 - 62mph time of 4.8 seconds is just 0.2 seconds slower.

We'd do without this car's optional «sports shifter», which has succeeded only in making the manual gearshift feel uncomfortably heavy.

It's hard to understand the business case for this car - very large, very heavy, yet can only carry 4 people and not much luggage.

The RL never had enough power or panache to compete with the heavy hitters, plagued as it was with a stubborn adherence to V6 - only power and an ultraconservative styling ethos, and the car's sales reflected its second - class status.

In fuel cell mode, the car runs only on hydrogen propulsion, while in assist mode, the electric battery helps out the fuel cell during heavy loads.

Today there are crossover SUVs that can outgun sports cars and still clamber over rocks, but among the few remaining heavy - duty, body - on - frame behemoths, the QX80 is not only the most luxurious, it also feels much the lightest and quickest.

I can see that all cars are getting heavier (Accord & Camry now tip the scales around 3300 lbs when they were 3000 lbs 10 years ago) but 4000 lbs is just rediculous... the 1960s / 1970s Challenger weighed 4000 lbs only when outfitted with the outrageous 8.0 + Liter engine.

Although the V12 engine weighs 100 kg more than the standard car's engine, intelligent use of lightweight materials and components including carbon ceramic brakes, lighter forged aluminium wheels, lightweight inner rear quarter panels and optional lightweight seats have resulted in the overall kerb weight being only 50 kg heavier than its V8 sibling.

[6] It managed to retain its status as the best selling car in America through the 1996 model year; however, this was achieved through heavy sales to car rental companies: only 49 % of Taurus sales in 1996 were to private customers.

But I drove the car with a heavy foot, and the car wasn't broken in (it had only 218 miles on the odometer when it was delivered.)

The unibody chassis structure and fully independent suspension utilize a variety of materials in order to maximize strength and rigidity while minimizing weight, with the result that the car is only around 20 pounds heavier than its smaller predecessor.

The heavy - duty tow kit, which includes replacing the standard rear springs with stiffer, heavy - duty springs, is the only option that has been fitted to the test car.

That's thanks to it earning a five - star overall safety score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's New Car Assessment Program, making the 2017 F - Series Super Duty the only heavy - duty pickup truck to ever earn the NHTSA's highest safety rating.

What is most fascinating is that the overall weight of the V12 Vantage was only 50 kg heavier than the V8 due to significant weight reduction throughout the car.

Long known for nerdy but reliable all - wheel - drive wagons built for New England winters and Rocky Mountain highways, the car division of Fuji Heavy Industries stole the heart of exurbia with the tricked - up Legacy Outback.And this summer Subaru managed another miraculous makeover, creating the Forester minisport - utility from the chassis and engine of the solid if nondescript Impreza compact.Success has only emboldened the marketing alchemists at Subaru, who also yearn to be known as makers of high - performance vehicles that are anything but boring.

The F - Pace may look like a big, heavy car, but it only weighs 1,775 kg, thanks to the aluminium intensive iQ platform, so it is no surprise that the performance figures are impressive for a V6 diesel - powered SUV.

The S6 is a heavier car and it definitely feels heavier with quattro driving all four wheels — the deep rumble of the exhaust while sitting in traffic remains about the only reminder of the power underhood.

I found the system a bit annoying in heavy traffic (where the car would often stop, but only for an instant), but generally tolerable at intersections with longer stops.

At only 300 pounds heavier than a gasoline - engined B - Class, the car did not feel particularly heavy, either.

As luck would have it, the first car we set off in from our starting point in Los Angeles, CA — the very 1950s, very Pulp Fiction Mel's Diner on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood — happened to have the aforementioned EcoBoost four - cylinder engine, only with a slight twist; it also had the Performance Package, a $ 3,000 option that adds special 19 - inch black wheels (making it easier to identify from the outside than a similarly - equipped model from last year), bigger rear sway bars, special chassis tuning, a 3.55 rear axle ratio, heavy duty front springs and a larger radiator.