Sentences with phrase «over the front axle»

Reducing the weight over the front axle gives the petrol car an advantage on turn - in over the diesel whilst maintaining its good levels of damping control.

It's nearly 50 hp down on the F - Type's 3.0 - liter V6, but it makes the car much lighter over the front axle.

Given that's 26 kg less over the front axle, it's a promising development.

You can opt for a V8 variant, if you're so inclined, but that will add weight over the front axle and make the car less responsive.

The new rear - drive model also benefits from revised styling, with wider intakes at the front to increase downforce over the front axle, new rear bumper and exhausts and unique 19 - inch «Kari» alloys wrapped in bespoke P Zeros that have been developed specifically for this «fun» new model.

The same great hydraulically assisted steering is here, slightly quicker than before and still delightfully unburdened by the weight of the additional four cylinders over the front axle.

The Carlsson «flicks» on the sides of the front apron guide air also help to reduce lift over the front axle, with the surrounds to the front wing air outlets and the aero flaps on the front splitter, side skirts and rear apron continuing the carbon - fibre theme.

Grip as you turn in to a corner is fantastic, with none of the lethargy you might expect given that there's the added weight of a small MotoGP rider sitting over the front axle.

The majority of its weight resides over the front axle, and a driver can induce understeer if clumsy with steering inputs.

On front driven cars, the motor sits about over the front axles, which means any torque applied to the frame by the motor would not cause an increase or decrease of «weight» on the front wheels, only on the rear wheels.

That's 1422 kg, with 42 percent resting over the front axle when static.

The 350 has the added bonus of being some 80 kg lighter (mainly over the front axle), lower geared and higher revving, while being almost # 10,000 cheaper into the bargain.

Optimal weight distribution of 40 per cent over the front axle and 60 per cent over the rear contributes to balanced, racecar - like handling.

Earlier, the Stuttgart - based brand had experimented with a GT3 R spec 997 race - car, where they added two 80 bhp electric motors over the front axle that power the front wheels, and a 473 bhp 6 - cylinder boxer engine that powers the rear wheels.

On the bright side, due to Stuttgart's insistence on proper weight distro, no Bentley engine will ever again suffer the ignominy of hanging Audi - like over the front axle.

The engine sitting out over the front axles doesn't bother me so much with the four - cylinder as it does with the V6 in, say, the Q5 and in fact this thing feels a whole lot like a regular A4 wagon.

Most of its weight saving comes from over the front axles, and Jaguar says this also improves the car's weight distribution, shifting one per cent of mass towards the rear; the car now has a perfect 50/50 weight distribution, according to Jaguar.

The more sporting BMW i8 is a plug - in hybrid that uses the 170 - hp electric motor from the i3 positioned over its front axle, while a 3 - cylinder engine making 220 bhp is positioned over the rear axle.

With the demise of the V6 - powered Mustang, the EcoBoost model is the best - balanced one there is, with significantly less weight hanging over the front axle than in the GT.

The Honda Civic Type R, on the other hand, is based on a car whose fundamentals are clearly and inherently wrong from a performance perspective: drive goes to the front wheels, the engine bay won't take a six - cylinder motor and the weight is all over the front axle.

Honda has also improved weight distribution by way of relocating elements — the three percent reduction in weight ratio over the front axle also contributes to the new car's improved dynamics and stability.

It will use a modified electric drive system from the i3 Concept that is fitted over the front axle as well as a three - cylinder internal combustion engine with 220 hp.

The Final Editon is a bold looking thing, with a fixed carbonfibre rear wing inspired by the SLS Black Series and a carbon bonnet, Mercedes claiming that the latter increases downforce over the front axle and improves the car's drag coefficient rating.

The same great hydraulically - assisted steering is here, slightly quicker than before and still delightfully unburdened by the weight of the additional four cylinders over the front axle.

The Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar are 24 kilos lighter over the front axle and 20 kilos lighter in total compared to the previous model years.

The front bumper's carbon - fibre front splitter works to reduce aerodynamic lift over the front axle, while each of the side intakes also sport small vanes for added downforce, in an idea pioneered by Ferrari's 458 Italia.

Along with great power, its aluminum block and heads, and composite intake manifold make it a lightweight performer, too, meaning your project vehicle will likely enjoy weight balance — with less weight over the front axle.

Even under heavy provocation, you're not going to find any understeer, despite the fact that the whole engine block is still hung out over the front axle.

The driver sits out over the front axle, while passengers are crammed into the back.

The large scoops on the front bonnet channel air through the front bodywork and help create downforce over the front axle.

This true, uncompromised driving machine delivers its best on the track, where speed, short braking distances and transverse acceleration are essential to get first ‐ rate lap times: 0 to 62mph in 4.5 seconds; 160mph of top speed; deceleration peaks in the range of 1.2 g; lateral acceleration peaks of over 1.1 g and optimum weight distribution 40 % over the front axle and 60 % over the rear, not to mention a power - to - weight ratio of over 250hp per tonne, values worthy of true supercar.

The TL has 61.4 percent of its 3,575 - pound weight over the front axle.

It still feels like you're up over the front axle, bus style, and the high seat makes you feel like you own the road.

Christian Senger, the head of Volkswagen's e-mobility department, reminded us the original Golf introduced in 1974 carried about 60 percent of its weight over the front axle.

«Most of the weight reduction is over the front axle, making the car beautifully balanced and really agile to drive — as you'd expect, the car is really at home on beautiful twisty roads,» stated Erol Mustafa, Chief Product Engineer of Jaguar Sports Cars.

So even if the Eclipse's V - 6 weighs just a few more pounds than the turbo four, the difference is magnified because the weight is over the front axle.

The rear - drive layout lent itself to the GTO's balanced handling — 55 percent of the weight is over the front axle, 45 percent over the rear — allowing the car to tuck securely into fast curves and roar smoothly out of them.

Now the nose is keener to track into bends, thanks to a combination of reduced weight over the front axle — especially with the carbon ceramic brakes fitted — revised suspension and torque vectoring.

His reasoning is quite simple: by losing some 130 pounds of weight over the front axle, the Ford Mustang EcoBoost is actually more of a balanced, satisfying driver's car than the V8 - powered GT model.

«Most of the weight reduction is over the front axle, making the car beautifully balanced and really agile to drive — as you'd expect, the car is really at home on beautiful twisty roads,» said Erol Mustafa, Jaguar sports cars» chief product engineer.

Since a four - cylinder is lighter than a six - cylinder unit, the Ingenium mill contributes to an overall weight reduction of 52 kg (115 lb)-- most of which is over the front axle.