Sentences with phrase «road tyres with»

As a further option, Mercedes - Benz can equip the Sprinter 4 × 4 with Hill - Start Assist and off - road tyres with extremely deep tread.

Trailhawk is fitted with Jeep's Quadra - Drive II 4 × 4 system with rear Electronic Limited Slip Differential, a unique version of the Quadra - Lift air suspension providing increased articulation and total suspension travel, the Selec - Terrain system that adjusts dynamics through auto, sand, snow, rock and mud modes, Selec - Speed Control with hill ascent and descent control, four underbody skid plates and Goodyear Adventure off - road tyres with Kevlar reinforcement.

Completely rebuilt and retextured, it's packed full of features: Slect from three differnt wheel configurations — Road tyres, Off Road Tyres and Off Road Tyres with Raised Suspension Large choice of selectable colours Multiple body work configurations, including bonnet or rear mounted spare tyre, roll frame and Dakar configuration IC controls for the the doors, windows and bonnet Right hand drive — perfect for use on UK style maps Multiplayer compatible with passenger script Fully animated suspension, steering and drive shaft Tow bar Washable with high quality dirt texture Animated speedometer and rev counter Hope you enjoy this mod.

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One idea that F1 has toyed with is introducing lower - profile tyres in order to be more relevant to both road cars and other championships.

Called «Project 34», the idea was that having smaller front wheels would reduce the amount of lift generated at the front of the car, but in order for the smaller tyres to maintain the same contact patch with the road it'd need four of them.

Elegant in size, big on adventure, swift navigates the city with ease, yet can tackle off road adventures with its 10» air - filled tyres.

The weight distribution combined with handle position and tyre design make the Urban Jungle feel absolutely brilliant whether you are pushing it on or off road.

According to him, prices of other products such as spare parts, insurance, tyres, road worthy certificates would be considered during the meeting with the Sector Minister.

A statement signed by Col. Sani Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations said «The sect numbering hundreds and carrying dangerous weapons, barricaded the roads with bonfires, heavy stones and tyres.

In his remarks, Kaduna State Chairman of National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), Alhaji Babangida Jafar, urged the FRSC to collaborate with Standard Organization of Nigeria to rid Nigerian markets of used and substandard tyres.

It must be amazing on the street, with all those potholes and speed bumps, tyres that last a week and 40l / 100 km consumption.On the real road its slower than a vw up

The fitment of semi-slick Yokohama Advan tyres endows this Mugen with more grip than power; we'd prefer a good set of road tyres and a bit more playfulness.

My only concern is that on the road, where you can't chuck the car into corners on the brakes or exit with the tyres fully lit - up, that slightly conservative set - up in Corsa mode will make it feel less agile than some of the competition at sane speeds.

It deals with rough roads remarkably well, the suspension and the tyres» high sidewalls absorb the worst potholes.

There's nothing wrong with me «suggesting» that the SVR drives well off - road despite being on road tyres - the experiences were brief and no doubt designed to flatter the car, but it was very capable regardless.

This year the latter boasts the extra advantage of Michelin hosting a free tyre pressure check just before you board the tunnel to cross to France: it's a long way to Le Mans, but with Michelin's vast experience of the 24 - hour race, you can be sure they'll know how best to look after your road car's rubber.

The new 5 - litre V8 — purer sounding than the old engine with less supercharger whine — delivers an astonishing hit from low revs, yet the rear tyres have little difficulty laying this on the road.

Without sacrificing ride comfort, your car can run with far stiffer springs — in the case of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, twice as stiff as standard — reducing squat, dive and roll, and keeping the tyres in better contact with the road surface, while improving steering response and stability, too.

To best translate the above enhancements to the road, 19 - inch wheels shod in Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s — presenting 305 mm of tyre to the tarmac — cope with greater lateral loading courtesy of downforce - based gains; the front splitter taken from the Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca generates 11 kg of downforce at 80mph with a reprofiled rear - wing to balance the aero - improvements upfront.

It copes with British roads far better than anything wearing such rubber band profile tyres has any right to.

Immediately you're aware that the car is set up right on the edge of what's acceptable in something road - legal: with the tyres warm, I trailed the throttle a little mid-corner to see what the effect would be, and the car snapped straight into oversteer.

And, true to form, the VelociRaptor is also highly tuned, developing more than 600bhp thanks to twin turbochargers, as well as featuring upgraded suspension with 20 - inch wheels and Toyo off - road tyres.

It does lack some of the tactile patter of the hydraulic systems fitted to older GT3s, but, crucially, it gives you a clear impression of how hard the front tyres are being worked and it allows you to place the car on the road with millimetric precision.

There's also a certain amount of trepidation at what this kind of power will feel like on the road in a mid-engined car on regular street tyres, but human nature being what it is, it's not too long before your right foot pushes a bit harder for a bit longer until those turbos wake up with a banshee wail.

With its live rear axle, skinny 155 - section tyres, a view down the bonnet that ends in a pair of chrome - backed headlamps and those front wheels bobbing up and down in rhythm with the road, this is as close to original Seven motoring as you can With its live rear axle, skinny 155 - section tyres, a view down the bonnet that ends in a pair of chrome - backed headlamps and those front wheels bobbing up and down in rhythm with the road, this is as close to original Seven motoring as you can with the road, this is as close to original Seven motoring as you can get.

Those thin tyres are designed more with low rolling resistance in mind than lateral grip as well so it's all too easy to overcome their hold on the road - especially in the wet.

With a significant input into the steering wheel and a lift of the throttle you can force the rear tyres to relinquish their grip of the road, but so swiftly is it caught by the stability control (even with the traction control in sport handling mode) and so mighty is the E43's traction when you get back on the throttle that there's little incentive to try and pWith a significant input into the steering wheel and a lift of the throttle you can force the rear tyres to relinquish their grip of the road, but so swiftly is it caught by the stability control (even with the traction control in sport handling mode) and so mighty is the E43's traction when you get back on the throttle that there's little incentive to try and pwith the traction control in sport handling mode) and so mighty is the E43's traction when you get back on the throttle that there's little incentive to try and play.

It's worth mentioning that, as on the road, each car is fitted with the same type of OE Bridgestone tyre (not the optional Michelin Pilot Cup 2s, which are only available as an option with the Öhlins suspension) and carrying the same fuel load, thereby ensuring that, suspension apart, they are as close to identical as possible.

With quality tyres in good condition and with an excess of 2 mm of tread, on a road going vehicle, in good state of repair, loss of directional stability is not of real concWith quality tyres in good condition and with an excess of 2 mm of tread, on a road going vehicle, in good state of repair, loss of directional stability is not of real concwith an excess of 2 mm of tread, on a road going vehicle, in good state of repair, loss of directional stability is not of real concern.

The steering weights up nicely with speed but never feels very lively and the front tyres squeal when pushed hard rather than the chassis indulging in any firecracker tail - led antics.The GT goes from grip to slip progressively and didn't frustrate when we stumbled upon a gloriously sinuous and deserted road.

This tyre bridges the gap between daily road tyres and track rubber, with motorsport inspired dual compound technology making it perfect for a location that mixes heavy braking, aggressive acceleration and tight hairpins.

Over the next 30 miles or so, following in Marino's tyre tracks, I drive with more commitment than ever before on the road, trusting his entry speeds and his lines through the corners.

While the Bowler feels soft on road, it actually feels quite firm off road on its Bilsteins, but without changing the 22 - inch wheels or the very un-knobbly tyres, the Bowler tackles the off - road course (conveniently over the hill from the tarmac track) with ease and pace.

Sadly the firmer damper settings don't suddenly make the C43 any more interactive, but they do help create a better connection with what's going on between the tyres and the road.

While there could always be more information, the subtle changes in resistance through the rim — combined with utter precision and near - perfect weighting — make feeling for the limits of the tyres (Pirelli P Zeros were fitted to our test car) as satisfying as it is necessary when the roads are greasy.

Driving up a 1 - in -5-in-places, hairpin strewn, icy road does not feature highly on my list of sensible things to do in a # 350,000 roadster with 295 - width rear tyres, a two - metre - wide body and sensitive controls, so we leave it at the bottom (next to a sign advising learners, HGVs and caravans to go the long way round) and scout ahead in our Lexus IS - F long - termer.

When in sport mode, or when fitted with the optional lowered sports suspension, the Boxster's body control improves further, keeping you entirely locked into the road surface and avoiding the subtle floating sensation you can get when on taller tyres.

On tricky wet / dry roads you get plenty of information from the front tyres (here mounted on optional 18in rims) about available grip, so you can turn in with confidence and commitment, which is a sure sign the chassis is a good» un.

The ride height has been raised by 50 mm, and a set of 19 - inch alloy wheels with all - terrain tyres complete the off - road look, giving the Beetle what the company describes as a «cool, rugged off - road look».

The combination of wet roads, dry - biased tyres, that chassis with very quick steering, and the huge initial torque delivery of the engine made it almost undrivable at times, and while scary can be fun, this was just too scary.»

I've got a few decent trips planned over the winter, which have started with trips down to the Wales Rally and the Classic Car Show at the NEC, I'll also be taking some day trips out to visit some of the great driving roads we're blessed with in the UK to give the tyres a proper workout so I'll be reporting back to let you know how they're performing.

The braking was strong too and, with the grip from the Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres, the overall pace down the road was pretty high.

Various wheel and tyre combinations are available, with either 20 - inch centrelock forged wheels or a 21 - inch option, and putting rubber as wide as 325 mm to the road on the rear axle.

Called the Skoda Yeti Xtreme, the small crossover has been beefed up with chunky all - terrain tyres, large wheel arches and an adjustable chassis set - up fit for off - road use.

Following that, it's no surprise that while the Cinturato All Season hangs on impressively well on dry roads when the pace quickens, the sickeningly light sensation brought on by understeer arrived through the steering wheel of our Mk7 Golf test car noticeably earlier than with most premium summer tyres.

The electric motor is virtually silent, with just a muted rumble from the tyres reminding you that you're connected to the road surface rather than floating just above it.

Some of us have reservations over its ride quality on the third - party Nitron dampers, but on smooth roads or the race track it's a riot, with searing turn - in (on lightweight Team Dynamics wheels and Michelin Cup 2 tyres), a biddable chassis and a naughty exhaust note.

We drove the car for a short time on snow covered roads, so even on suitable tyres it's no surprise the Aston struggled to put it's power down, with only very progressive applications of the throttle avoiding the interference of traction control.

It will spin up its tyres with incredibly little provocation, especially on the wet Irish roads where we conducted most of our first drive (a habit made life extremely interesting!).

Combined with 15in off - road wheels and 235/70 R15 tyres, there's 300 mm of ground clearance.