Sentences with phrase «pound curb weight down»

Engineers and designers are working to slim its existing 3,960 - pound curb weight down to around 3,500 pounds, the source said.

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Engineers were able to whittle the Evoque's curb weight down to a svelte 3582 pounds by adopting a number of lightweight materials.

We needed a car that was light and light - footed (curb weight is 2888 pounds) and able to slow down instantly.

A number of weight saving measures, including lighter wheels, a lighter battery, removing sound insulation, and replacing emblems with printed decals, allowed nearly 55 pounds to be stripped from the car, bringing its curb weight down to a lithe 1875 pounds.

While the curb weight has come down a smidgen (it's still about 3400 pounds), torsional stiffness improved by 50 percent.

The 2018 BMW Z5 is aiming for a lighter curb weight than the current Z4, down to about 3,300 pounds.

When Land Rover / Range Rover first showed off the Evoque cabrio concept, it said removing the roof would add about 165 pounds to the ute's curb weight (that weight comes from all the bracing needed to keep the vehicle from flopping down the road).

In spite of this, curb weight is down by 300 pounds over the previous Pilot.

Not offering a V6 keeps weight down — compare the 3,250 - pound curb weight Mazda claims for the test car with the 3,559 - pound rating Honda quotes for its Accord V6.

Partly that's down to a combination of slightly higher curb weight — at 5,128 pounds, it's around 300 pounds heavier than the B7 — and BMW's AWD tuning; however, it's also a side - affect of the Alpina's twin - turbo V8.

It shoots out of corners and down straights in rapid fashion, which can also be attributed to the car's lighter 4,034 - pound curb weight, hundreds less than most of the competitive set.

The 2015 F - 150 represents a bold departure from the norm for the nameplate; by wrapping a boxed steel frame with an aluminum bed and body panels, curb weight has been pared down from the last all - steel model by up to 700 pounds in some cases.

Abarth's engineers were also able to get the 124's curb weight back to a Miata - like 2,336 pounds, down from the Fiat model's 2,400 stated poundage, thanks to careful material selection for many components.

There is such complete control of the mass of this land - lubbing mega-yacht that it feels heavier than its 4745 - pound curb weight just by sheer power of the kinetic energy you feel as you fussilade down the highway.

Curb weight is down a whopping 500 pounds compared to the current Raptor, and while Ford has not specified fuel economy, it will likely get a decent boost thanks the use of Ford's upcoming 10 - speed automatic transmission.

Thanks to a relatively svelte curb weight (our 3478 - pound test example weighed 650 pounds less than the Fusion Sport) and a six - speed automatic transmission that?s fairly eager to kick down, the Camry executed our 50 - to -70-mph passing test in 3.9 seconds, 0.3 second quicker than the Accord and 0.1 second quicker than the Passat.More impressive, though, was the V - 6?

Thanks to a curb weight of only 2,584 pounds, the little hatchback is willing to scoot down the road.

That road - holding is helped by a near - equal front / rear weight distribution, providing exceptional transient response along with the car's slimmed - down curb weight of less than 3,500 pounds.

The intelligent lightweight construction of components including the front wings, muffler, front spoiler, trunk lid and rear wing brought the curb weight down by around 77 pounds.