Sentences with phrase «reduces the air resistance of»

The truncated rear, called Kammback, is a design shape that reduces the air resistance of the vehicle.

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The skater crouches forward (as if he was skating in a squat position) to reduce drag caused by air resistance on the front of his body, and to help him balance.

A change to the seams has reduced air resistance on baseballs, and between that and the sudden desire of so many players to hit fly balls, we've got ourselves a whole bunch of dingers we didn't have even just a few years ago.

Crouching down reduces air resistance as you make yourself smaller and hide behind the handle bar of the scooter.

As downhill skiers can exceed speeds of 120 km / h, they are subjected to high levels of air resistance, and must adopt a tuck position to reduce this.

The new Air Breathers positioned rearwards of the front wheel arches divert some of the air flowing through the wheel arches, thereby reducing air resistanAir Breathers positioned rearwards of the front wheel arches divert some of the air flowing through the wheel arches, thereby reducing air resistanair flowing through the wheel arches, thereby reducing air resistanair resistance.

In addition, exhaust air resistance was reduced through use of an enlarged diameter exhaust pipe.

In addition, exhaust air resistance was reduced through use of an enlarged section of exhaust pipe.

The 2012 Nissan GT - R's advanced VR38DETT 3.8 - liter twin turbo V6 now produces 530 horsepower (versus the previous 485 horsepower) and 488 lb - ft of torque (versus the previous 434 lb - ft)-- a result of modifying the boost pressure of the turbocharger, valve timing and air mixture ratio, and through reducing intake air resistance by enlarging the inlet pipe diameter.

The Air Breathers positioned rearwards of the front wheel arches divert some of the air flowing through the wheel arches, thereby reducing air resistanAir Breathers positioned rearwards of the front wheel arches divert some of the air flowing through the wheel arches, thereby reducing air resistanair flowing through the wheel arches, thereby reducing air resistanair resistance.

The straight air intake port ends in a sharper air intake throat, reducing air resistance at all stages of air intake to the engine, improving cylinder tumble flow for faster, more efficient combustion and suppressing engine knocking.

By modifying the boost pressure of the turbocharger, valve timing and air mixture ratio, reducing intake air resistance by enlarging the inlet pipe diameter, and reducing exhaust air resistance through use of an enlarged section of exhaust pipe, fuel economy is improved to 8.5 km / L (10 - 15 mode) or 8.6 km / L (JC08 mode).

The ability to easily slip through the air, combined with low rolling resistance tires and the reduced friction in the optimized Hybrid Blue Drive powertrain, significantly reduces the amount of energy required to maintain highway speeds.

Scarcely visible body panel joins, concealed windscreen wipers, cameras instead of exterior mirrors and an absence of conventional door handles emphasise the stretched, dynamic silhouette, making the SUV crossover appear as a unified whole while reducing its air resistance.

The upper grille opening has been optimised to help the air flow smoothly over the upper half of the body, and the size of the lower grille has been enlarged to reduce airflow resistance as well as improving engine cooling efficie