Sentences with phrase «over kerbs»

We drove the new Giulia QV on the perfect tarmac of the Balocco proving ground in Italy, but even we rode over the kerbs the suspension felt quiet and absorptive with minimum body roll.

The extra road clearance allows you to ride roughshod over kerbs and median strips, barrel recklessly over speed bumps, and pay little attention to whatever else is halting your progress, without fear of ripping off precious bodywork or kerbing a wheel.

The performance is physical, the shriek of the supercharger drills into your skull, you on track you can clearly see the wheels hopping over kerbs, and you can feel the vibrations of the engine and fizzing rear wheels through the fixed plastic seat (the only thing we might change as it's hellishly uncomfortable for certain shapes and sizes).

For the spectator on the sidelines — watching cars pass lap after lap at the Porsche Curves or over the kerbs at Tertre Rouge — there's no loss in excitement, either.

The steering remains light but has more heft, the suppleness is replaced by an incredibly stiff set - up that rattles and rocks over kerbs but the bizarrely benign balance and the appetite for oversteer remains.

Together with its 10» aerotech tires, all wheel suspension and fabric sling style seat that puts your child?s weight over the rear wheels for an easy pop up over kerbs, Smart?

phil teds clever engineering makes popping up and over kerbs a breeze.

Pros - Looks stylish especially brown leather detailing Very roomy, good for growing baby Easy latch system with isofix, good for car users Spacious storage beneath pram Easy brake system Cons - Car seat does not match rest of pram Slight rock to it Not good for rough pavements best for flat shopping centre type floors otherwise baby is shaking all over the shop (i guess this is where rubber wheels come in) Not good over kerbs no foot tilt to help Handle poor design when folded away the handle scratches on the floor Cant fit into fiesta boot The hood keeps falling backward when walking, not robust to hold itself Could be slightly smoother at turning corners Overall the venti is a good looking pram however due to the comfort of the drive i would not recommend it as a sleeping newborn quickly wakes up due to the rattling.

(Raikkonen's gone airborne over the kerbs there before).

Fighting for the lead in Race 1 with Albon, I went for a move and as he tried to hang on to the position his car went airborne over a kerb, and nearly landed on me.

Ferrari No. 27 on full opposite lock, rear wheel dipped over the kerb, sparks flying.

If you attack the corner and make an early turn, saying «I am going to put two wheels to the right of that,» the car digs in the two left side wheels and grips, and the weight lifts from the right hand pair which then floats over the kerb as if it wasn't there.

You will definitely understeer wide as you start to pile down the hill and end up running over the kerb and on to the dirty bit to the left.

Graham Hill Bend is one of those corners where if you can get the car turned slightly early and loaded up by the middle, the outside wheels weight up and grip harder and help you carry extra speed towards the exit, while the inside ones float over the kerb.

Leave a gap on the right and some opportunist will surely use you as a brake then run you wide over the kerb on the exit.

Not exact matches

Palmer ran wide over the exit kerb at Turn 4, with his front wing basically falling off.

In qualifying for the 1995 Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide, a puncture sent Hakkinen's McLaren across a kerb and into the wall at over 120 mph.

The newly - installed high kerb at the apex of Turn 16 was always going to cause a shunt or two over the Monaco GP weekend

His beastly Mercedes bumped over the exit kerb and onto the grass, with Juncadella losing the rear end and almost spinning into the wall.

He hit Rhiannon, knocking her over and smashing her head against the kerb.

The car is remarkably light too; just over 1500 kg at the kerb (a 599 weighs 1688 kg), and this despite what must be a fairly sizeable contribution from the massively strong steel box - section chassis with honeycomb flooring and a couple of heavy duty roll - hoops designed by race - car engineer Max Boxstrom whose credits include the Aston Martin AMR - 1 sports racer that raced at Le Mans in» 89.

It is a very long corner so best to aim further round, ease gently over, hug the kerb, then release the car.

The exit of the Esses is narrow and the kerb is rough so you simply must avoid running over the edge — hence the prime need for a neat, late corner entry, and the need to get the gears and braking sorted before that.

Ideally, you should stay over to the left out of Park then aim for an apex which... just for once... is where the piece of kerb lies on your right.

In all, over 200 kg was shaved from the 1374 kg kerb weight, but that wasn't enough to beat the all - conquering Ford Capris run by Jochen Neerpasch and Martin Braungart in 1972, so BMW did the sensible thing and bought the human expertise too.

There's a drain cover in the kerb just near the apex and most cars will stand a couple of wheels over it but a lot depends on commitment.

There is a fair amount of roll and the chassis doesn't feel unbearably stiff — over the big kerbs it's wonderfully pliant, in fact — but body control is good when the corners come thick and fast and the car isn't unsettled by bumps.

Over here, the convertible shakes, shudders and shimmies, so the slight increase in kerb weight to 1565 kg seems a good trade.

Power is the same, at 503bhp, and the eight - speed ZF gearbox has been recalibrated to suit both the increase in kerb weight over the saloon and the four - wheel - drive transmission.

Here are a few things that aren't quite so familiar from your experiences on the Playstation: The violence of the car's movements over bumps and kerbs.

With a single piece tailgate manufactured from aluminium the Sport Turismo carries only a small weight penalty over its saloon counterparts, with kerb weights ranging from 1880 kg for the 326bhp V6 to 2035 kg for the Turbo, a circa 30 kg weight increase over the saloon.

That 1540 kg kerb weight (in the Targa 4), 110 kg over the coupe, is the same as having a fully grown adult and child on board.

Over the bigger kerbs, meanwhile, the chassis is plaint enough to not be skipped off line.

Other demerits include that hefty kerb weight and a lack of chassis stiffness - the former makes itself apparent in quick direction changes, with a delay between steering input and the car responding, as well as the ever - present smell of hot brakes after even moderate use, while the latter results in the cabin shimmying over rough surfaces.

It has the same 562bhp 5.2 - litre V10 as the Superleggera and the claimed kerb weight of 1340 kg is identical (saving 70 kg over a standard LP560 - 4).

We found the greatest enjoyment to be had by exploring just how early in bends you can get on the throttle, but beware: getting this wrong is not a good look as you clatter over exit kerbs.

Business as usual Carried over from the donor model are all the MX - 5 GT's usual features, including the combination 4.6 - inch colour TFT LCD screen and three - dial instrument panel, 13 - second electric - folding hardtop — operable at speeds up to 10km / h (it adds 47 kg to the GT's kerb weight), 127 - litre boot, single - zone climate control, and iACTIVESENSE safety technologies.

It compromises the Porsche's composure over rough surfaces slightly, but it means you can carry outrageous speed through corners, with the Macan shrugging off its 1,895 kg kerb weight.

The GT8 is available with either a 6 - speed manual or a 7 - speed Sportshift II automated manual transmission, and has a kerb weight of 1,510 kg (3,329 lb), a 100 kg (220 lb) reduction over the V8 Vantage S. [20]

This contributes, along with other weight saving parts, to a total vehicle kerb weight of 1,610 kg (3,549 lb), a reduction of 30 kg (66 lb) over the standard V8 Vantage.

Its four cylinders make only a modest 248bhp, but an entirely new aluminium platform means a kerb weight of just over 1100 kg.

With a kerb weight of over 2000 kg, the Mission E is claimed to hit 100kph from standstill in 3.5 sec — or just 0.1 sec shy of the 911 Turbo's official time.

Buy a set of wheel covers to replace the old ones scuffed by kerbs; at the same time, pick up a set of floor mats to throw over worn carpet areas.

The fact is, with their higher centre of gravity and significant kerb weight, wagons like BMW's X5 and the Range Rover Sport have some work to do to win us over.

The XR6 also points slightly better than the XR8, no doubt due to its 54 kg kerb weight advantage, most of which is over the front wheels (the XR6 auto weighs 1818 kg, with the XR8 manual at 1869 kg and the auto at 1872 kg).

Considering the fact the ZL1 measures over 4.8 m (4831 mm) in length and a tad under 2m (1905 mm) wide, and that it's stuffed full of a big V8 and supercharger, its kerb weight of 1787 kg isn't excessively lardy.

With a kerb weight pared by some 90 kg over the old C - Class Coupé despite an increase in external dimensions, it is brisk and smooth under acceleration.

The advanced platform along with extensive use of the aluminium has helped shed the kerb weight by 70 kg over the older gen 5 Series.

The move, Mercedes officials say, helps contribute to a 160 kg reduction in kerb weight over today's mostly steel - bodied model while providing a 30 % increase in torsional rigidity.

However, there are kerb weight gains averaging 40 kg for each variant, suspension remains unchanged bar tuning, the 2.0 - litre engine is carried over and, although the 2.5 - litre petrol engine is claimed to be quieter and the 2.2 - litre diesel engine smoother, all engines are less efficient.