Sentences with phrase «rear engine»

However, mid engine and rear engine layouts can also used.

Several car makers followed the now uncommon rear engine configuration at the time and were quite successful.

Rear - wheel - drive cars with rear engine or mid engine configuration retain traction over the driven wheels, although fishtailing remains an issue on hard acceleration while in a turn.

245 section tires sounds a little small for the rear axel of rear engined sports car?

rear engine lid and this motif is repeated in embroidery in three colours on the headrests, and in two

And do nt get me started on there rear engined rear wheel physics on the porsche / RUF models.

The Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI is the second and latest version of Audi's R8 rear engined sports car.

Rear engine RWD, or mid engine RWD should be similar to FWD in terms of efficiency.

[1] There are some exceptions to this as rear engine designs do not take away interior space (see Porsche 911, and Volkswagen Beetle).

Let's see: $ 500 oil changes, electronic glitches in the moonroof, flaking chrome, a broken third - row seat motor, and now the latest surprise, a broken steering pump, and a faulty rear engine seal, the total of which will cost about $ 5000 to repair.

Factory options include red brake calipers, rear engine grille in carbon, electric Daytona style seats with red stitching, Scuderia Ferrari Shields, and a Bose high power audio system.

Lot # 164 - Featuring an air - cooled rear engine, the Corvair was way ahead of its time.

The HPGCA Pre-66 Rear Engine Grand Prix grid will feature no fewer than 50 cars, including the Lotus 25 that helped Jim Clark win the 1963 World Championship.

The 1 mm thinner windscreen glass saves 6.6 pounds, the plexiglass rear engine cover saves a further 3.7 pounds, titanium wheel bolts shed another 1.7 pound, and a glorious titanium exhaust system saves 11.5 pounds.

The nicely tuned suspension setup, rear engine weight, low gearing and Toyo R888R tires all combine for excellent launch capability.

To fit the road racer brief, Competition Series changes include a Perspex rear engine cover, the removal of air - conditioning, stereo and interior storage compartments as well as further use of lightweight Gorilla glass in the bulkhead window.

The striking styling and beefcake performance have aged more gracefully, though, but the heavy rear engine means fairly raw 911-esque handling traits and either a big dose of skill or caution in the wet.

Dymag wheels repairs and refurbishments Ferrari 430 rear engine panel refurbs Ferrari F40 carbon Kevlar front wheel well LMP1 LMP2 GT1 GT2 race car panels, floors and diffuser repairs Jordan Formula one floor repairs and others Porsche 993 997 GT3 RS rear wing re-lacquer / clear coat Ultima GTR rear wing refurbs Various super bike carbon fairings

Actually no, I prefer rear engine.

A redesigned rear engine cover reveals the 6.5 L V12 power - plant through two stretched hexagonal openings.

The mid-engine complicated the design of the four - wheel drive system, and an innovative solution was needed to get drive from the mid-mounted rear engine to the front wheels.

Only thing was, the Corvair's rear engine created a bump in the rear floor.

The McLaren P1 has a 3.8 liter, twin turbo, V8 rear engine that generates 800 horsepower.

The new Cooper JCW GP isn't rear engine (or blindingly quick), but its chassis is clever enough to make 214 horsepower go bridge to gantry mere fractions of a second slower than the fabled Nissan R32 GT - R.

Hhr rear engine, hhr, free engine image for user manual download.

I mean we have had access to basically all current forms of the Nissan Skyline GT - R / GTR since GT3; its about time we got some Japanese Midship Rear engine love from more than the NSX.

We also include Rear Engine Dragsters, Diesel Truck, Top Sportsman, Electric Dragsters, Super Comp, Top Fuel, Stock Eliminator.

Driving experience for the 2016 RDX is improved by new active front and rear engine mounts, updates to the steering control system and increased suspension mount stiffness.

Open all the hinged compartments heavenward (the gullwing doors, rear engine cover, and front boot), and the Pagani Huayra looks more like an animatronic bird of prey than a car.

new turbo, starter, alternator, undercoated last year, front shocks, rear fuel tank, front tires, trans pump and seal, rear engine seal & new glow plug.

As a counterpoint to the snap - oversteer phenomenon of the MR2, other journalists point out that most mid-engine and rear engine sports and super cars exhibit similar behaviour, and that a change to the driver's response to oversteer is really the solution.

The successor could either take shape of «cheap» coupe with 650 hp front mid-engine, or as a hypercar with rear engine and 1050 horsepower which could cost as much as 1 million euro.

«The fire was contained to one rear engine and flames were extinguished in a small amount of time,» fire department Captain Robert Miller told Reuters.

The type 64 really set up those technical foundations and platform: rear engine, stylistic foundation, and also in terms of body foundations it's definitely a car of its time.

The rear engine OEM mount, which manages the major vibrations, is fluid filled and vacuumed controlled (active / passive) to counteract vibration at idle (soft) and and at off - idle (firm).

If it is front wheel (or rear engine, rear wheel drive), you can theoretically disconnect the drive shafts, but this probably not practical.

A Porsche 911 Carrera packs a twin turbocharged flat - six rear engine that offers 370 horsepower and 331 lb - ft of torque.

You get a wonderfully lucid picture of the rear engine working for you through a corner and with time you can maximise the advantages that the unique layout offers.

The answer is GT3 whole essence is rwd, rear engined, straight 6 with peak power at the top.