Sentences with phrase «overall vehicle weight»

At 91 pounds, the lightweight battery helps improve overall vehicle weight and fuel economy.

Designers would no longer be required to find room to house a large battery pack, reducing overall vehicle weight and freeing up interior volume.

This was lightweight construction at its very best, with overall vehicle weight of just 1,210 kg (2,669 lb).

Safety The 2009 RL retains Acura's extremely rigid Advanced Compatibility Engineering ™ (ACE ™) body structure that features extensive use of high - tensile steel and lightweight aluminum components to take vehicle construction beyond conventional safety protocols while keeping overall vehicle weight in check.

In fact, the Schwartz G - Machine chassis reduces overall vehicle weight by 50 - 70 pounds because it employs an aluminum power rack while getting rid of heavy leaf springs and other bulky items not needed anymore.

This helps moderate overall vehicle weight and optimizes the front / rear weight distribution.

Indirect TPMS is simpler and lighter than traditional wheel - sensor TPMS, resulting in lower overall vehicle weight, which in turn helps improve handling and fuel efficiency.

In the interest of reducing overall vehicle weight, Honda engineers specified front brake calipers and rear brake drums made of aluminum (these components are usually made of iron).

This implies that for applications, such as vehicle engine and engine components, one could use less material and reduce overall vehicle weight that would translate into fuel savings,» said Dileep Singh, Group Leader of Thermal - Mechanical Research at Argonne National Laboratory's Center for Transportation Research and the technical lead of this study at Argonne.

It seems that GM will use a mix of high - strength steel and aluminum in the body to enhance durability while reducing overall vehicle weight.

Engineers also optimized the overall vehicle weight to offer the best balance for street and track driving.

Volkswagen boasts about the central electric module that only weighs 176 pounds which helps to keep the overall vehicle weight down.

It also assists in reducing the overall vehicle weight.

Its 197 horsepower gets the job done, but with an overall vehicle weight of 3,700 pounds, another 20 horsepower would be nice.

For lower power applications, a single electric motor can be specified, reducing the overall vehicle weight further and requiring an even smaller space envelope.

As electrified and hybrid powertrains become more common in the automotive industry, high - pressure aluminium castings can be a key factor in reducing overall vehicle weight.

This achieved two objectives — on the one hand, they increased the torsional stiffness of the chassis by 12 percent to provide improved handling precision and, on the other, they were able to reduce weight by 20 kg (44 lbs), making a significant contribution to the reduction of overall vehicle weight.

Overall vehicle weight was reduced 82 lbs, internal engine friction has been reduced, and the CVT is all new: intelligently calibrated and programmed with logic that brilliantly defines normal driving from sporty driving with optimized precision.

The result: a reduction in overall vehicle weight, contributing to better fuel economy than the outgoing three - row SUV.

The Carbon - ceramic - matrix rotors shave 23 pounds from the overall vehicle weight of the car.

That's one of BMW's advantages; being in the luxury market, it has higher margins on its cars so it can use more cutting edge technologies like carbon fiber (a great way to reduce overall vehicle weight).