Sentences with phrase «over the front wheels»

An aluminum hood reduces weight over the front wheels, enhancing steering response.
To convert it into a double, the second seat is installed over the front wheel of the stroller, thus making it more spacious and giving your child's maximum room.
There is lots of visual weight sitting over the front wheels.
The LED accents on the headlights look modern and just right, and vents in the front bumper route air over the front wheels, reducing drag and helping fuel economy.
With the front seats located forward of the front axle, passengers had to climb over the front wheel to get in.
Further changes to the car's aerodynamics include new front intakes to increase the airflow speed and create an air curtain over the front wheels to restrict turbulence and drag.
With the driver positioned over the front wheels, and the engine low in the rear of the chassis, the vehicle configurations were limitless.
This second seat, however, sits over the front wheel.
The two front doors are like those of a sedan - you do not have to climb over the front wheels or step up into the driver's seat - just slide straight in.
Instead, the upper one seems to arc gracefully over the front wheel arch, also creating a prominent shoulder for the car, before subtly converging towardthe lower crease at the back, where full - width rear lighting emphasizes the car's athletic proportions.
Dodge has specifically said, for instance, that it will never drop the 707 - hp supercharged engine into its Viper supercar; Kuniskis previously told AUTOMOBILE that, «We're not putting an iron - block Hellcat with 200 [extra] pounds over the front wheels of the Viper.»
The higher character line emerges out of the low - slung nose and flows over the front wheel with an understated sweep, in a nod to the wagon's fleetness of foot.
They flow gracefully over the front wheels and down the side of the car, rising again over the spatted rear wheels.
A rear wheel drive vehicle will realize theoretically, an advantage when braking on ICE over a front wheel drive vehicle because the proportioning valve sends as much as 67 % -70 % of the braking force to the front wheels anyway.
It feels like you're sat right over the front wheels, a sensation that amplifies the impression of a wilful, hyperactive front - end.
Prominent visual alterations include a no - nonsense metallic grey paint job, a red - trimmed aero package with an extended front spoiler, dual hood vents, and striking fender louvers over the front wheels.
The flat, vertical surface of the bumper corner not only reinforces the Auris HSD's broad stance and driving stability, but also corrects airflow as it passes over the front wheels to minimise wheel arch turbulence.
Smith ending up bouncing over the front wheels of another car and his Lola T332 clattered into the barriers at more than 120mph.
When you are ready to turn your single City Select into a double, just move the original seat up one notch and install the seat adapters into the notches over the front wheels.
There's no hiding the weight of that big engine over the front wheels and a tendency to push in corners, yet there's a lot to like about the AMG on the racetrack.
Drive harder, transferring more weight over the front wheels into corners, and it improves somewhat, but it's still too vague and quells some of the confidence the car's competent chassis and myriad diff settings otherwise build.
Audi's efforts to remove weight from its latest five - cylinder block mean a great deal less mass is hanging over the front wheels, and the latest four - wheel drive setup is also more willing to send power to the rear axle.
At this year's Geneva show, Alfa Romeo showed its 4C launch package, which features a small carbon - fiber rear deck spoiler, carbon - fiber sideview mirrors and headlamp shrouds, air intakes over the front wheels, and some extra carbon - fiber interior bits.
A gaping front maw looks aggressive and low, rising sharply to stretch over the front wheels with some curvaceous fenders that go on to form fat rear haunches.
Some of them, like the British Ford Cortina Mark III achieved a similar look in their profile with the front wing curving up over the front wheel area and a much more pronounced curve over the rear wheel arch.
This is aided by large side intakes incorporating DRL's, with outer character lines sweeping over the front wheel arches.
Given the weight bias over the front wheels the Mazda6 proved to be remarkably neutral to the feel.
Another plus for the four is 100 kilos less mass over the front wheels than with the available V - 6.
In fact, for a 3847 - lb sedan with a V8 over the front wheels, Project 8's reluctance to understeer is pretty astonishing.
Because the Miata is light (it weighs just 2,220 pounds) and its weight is perfectly balanced (50 percent over the front wheels, 50 percent over the rear), the car is quick, agile and exhilarating to drive.
Two sets of panels have been shown - the Camatte Sora («sky») has an aqua and white, rounded design with cycle guards over the front wheels and the Camatte Daichi («earth») has a sandy brown, angular design with integrated front wheel guards.
Mounted transversely over the front wheels in a showcase - lacquered, carbon - fiber - trimmed engine bay unique to the new car, the four - valve - per - cylinder engine delivers 20 hp and 11 lb - ft of torque more than the standard tune.
According to Scott Croaker, BMW's Product Communications Manager, the X5 is 75 kg lighter over the front wheels with the four - cylinder fitted, in lieu of the in - line six.
Rather than trying to hide its front - wheel drive dynamics, the body forms drape over the front wheels and radiate outward toward the sides and rear.
These include a deep new front bumper featuring large air vents, both left and right, as well as a smaller aperture underneath the new car's reworked single frame grille and pronounced blisters over the front wheel arches.
It appears as if this car is going to have an excessively smooth design for the sides that includes a bit of masculinity over the front wheel wells and a very mild body line about three inches below the belt line.
If for instance the vehicle threatens to drift outwards over the front wheels, increased tractive force is supplied to the rear axle, allowing the vehicle to turn in more accurately.
MX - 5's tilt adjustable steering wheel offers a direct feel over the front wheels via a quick hydraulically assisted rack and pinion arrangement.
A-pillars are virtually over the front wheels, and the large front doors make it easy to get in and out of the car.
Traction over the front wheels of a FWD pickup truck will decrease as the load in the bed increases.
«We're not putting an iron - block Hellcat with 200 [extra] pounds over the front wheels of the Viper,» Kuniskis said.
While the all - wheel - drive Bentley has its 4.0 - liter stuffed right over the front wheels, the nose - heavy bruiser has a trick torque - vectoring system that manages all the understeer well enough for the GT3 to be a riot on the track.
Unique aero elements include the louvers over the front wheels, cut - out sections behind the rear wheels, and blades mounted each side of the rear diffuser.
Housing a revised foglamp configuration, the flat, vertical surface of the bumper corner not only reinforces the Toyota Auris HSD's broad stance and driving stability, but also corrects airflow as it passes over the front wheels to minimise wheel arch turbulence.
Space is wisely used in Vanagon, yes; but it's a royal pain to climb over the front wheels to get into the front seats.
Both steer well, with a slight nod in favour of the 1 - litre car which carries a little less weight over the front wheels.
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