Sentences with phrase «shape of the car gives»

The smooth, rounded shape of both cars gives them a very low coefficient of drag - the amount of resistance the car generates against the wind as it rolls down the highway.

The artistic and aerodynamic shape of the car gives sense of elegance to the vehicle.

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During the F2 sprint race start at the Red Bull Ring, Boschung stalled his car from the front row — giving the rest of the field an F2 - shaped problem to get around.

Your car load could even tweak the rules to give more of a challenge and make it so that only shapes are allowed to describe items seen.

The Volkswagen Golf SportWagen's shape gives it excellent cargo room, but its passenger room is a bit smaller than that of most compact cars.

To give the BRZ a fair shot at the title, we wanted the car running in top shape, so we took it to the dealer for a new set of brake pads with just 6510 miles on the odometer.

This perspective also seemed to give me a really early indication of when the car was even thinking about getting out of shape.»

The two clues we do get about the car's overall shape comes at the back in the form of a dual - exit exhaust and a small ducktail spoiler creeping out of the camouflaged trunk, both of which give the car a more sporty appeal — a must for BMW owners around the world.

Given that Peugeot already has a rallycross car in the shape of its 208 WRX Supercar, it was a logical step to go to RX.

The car has a wonderfully useful hatchback body, and that body has a shape that gives it the lowest drag coefficient of any car around.

The XG350 does not have the flying wedge shape of most other sedans today; instead, the trunk tapers down, which gives the car a sleek appearance.

One section lower, another cooling air intake and the tray - shaped front spoiler (in the style of «splitters» used in car racing) gives the car a sporty finish.

The cabin's bold and contemporary graphics, the sculptured shape of the soft - touch instrument panel and the choice of superior trim materials all help to give occupants the feeling that they are travelling in a premium - class car.

The large 480 - litre boot is usefully shaped and, while there's a fairly pronounced load lip to lift bags over, dropping the rear seats gives the Sportback a degree of practicality that's surprising in a car with such streamlined looks.

Problems: The Taurus may have turned off a lot of potential buyers with its overuse of oval shapes, but credit must be given where it's due: All models except for the SHO have proved to be reliable and dependable, according to the Consumer Reports 1999 New Car Buying Guide.

They've been contoured into smoothly rounded shapes that give the car a funky, cheeky Honda Civic kind of personality.

Taken in conjunction with the gently sloping bonnet, the sweeping silhouette of the roof and the obliquely angled rear windscreen give rise to the wedge - shaped side view which harmonises perfectly with the car's racy temperament.

The whole L - shaped foglight graphic stabilizes the front end and gives the car a more grounded look, while maintaining a greater sense of width that forces the eye to the corners.

Doing so, in this case, gives the car the shape of a golf ball, and our example was white.

Although the outside shapes are nice, it's the details that give the cars an air of quality: tight gaps between the body panels and a minimal amount of space between the tires and fenders.

The engine's compact size and shape allows the Scion FR - S» powertrain to be mounted lower and further back towards the rear, giving the car a lower center of gravity and a dynamically favorable front - to - rear weight ratio.

The horizontality of the rear lights are supposed to give the car a wider stance but are not slim enough to be effective and too vaguely shaped.

Outside, the typical Rolls Royce ambience abounds with a larger than life front grille and enormous front clip, the shape of this legendary car gives it away well before the nameplate.

The shape of the body falls away as it approaches those square shoulders of the fenders; to my eyes it gives the tail a hint of classic sports cars like the Aston Martin DB5.

«She nonchalantly leans on the car sensually smoking her cigarette,» Bennett explains, «and casually walking around the beautifully shaped fenders of her Corvette with a sense of ownership and knowingness that women are so rarely given credit for embodying.