Sentences with phrase «skinny tires»

Actually, it's kind of swinging the other way now, at least partially... While the OEM diameter keeps getting larger (for better & more responsive ride / handling), they're going back to skinnier tires on new cars for better fuel economy.

ACP challenges us to keep up with his rally - spec Fiesta ST, giving us a better shot by fitting our car with 15 - inch rally - spec wheels wrapped in skinny tires with fat sidewalls.

«To some, cyclists on skinny tired road bikes decked out in lycra are «rich folks.»

The Bad Skinny tires lack strong cornering grip and the hybrid drivetrain programming seems in need of refinement.

The Rails - to - Trails Conservancy recommends mountain or hybrid bikes, since certain parts of the path may be a bit rough for skinny tires.

Running a house, my first son and a stressful job I was the typical skinny tired b @ # $ (h — let's just say I was very very grumpy

The signature skinny tires were replaced with meaty Pirelli all - terrains, increasing off - road performance substantially.

The roads were very wet, so I took the turns with care, especially as BMW chose relatively skinny tires (195/50 R20 on the front and 215/45 R20 at the rear) for the i8.

However, after driving it for several weeks, not only have the looks grown on me (as well as the 20 inch skinny tires), but i find it the car

Skinny tires lack strong cornering grip and the hybrid drivetrain programming seems in need of refinement.

Skinny tires, lightweight, no kickstand, goes really fast!

With its low center of gravity, skinny tires, and tail - happy tendencies, it's still one of the cheapest and most inviting ways to have fun on four wheels.

There's little perceptible lean in the corner and chassis remains easy to control even as the skinnier tires neared their limit.

Skinnier tires and a softer suspension tune won't provide as much grip as the track - ready GT3, but will help the car be friendlier at the limit and easier to drive.

In some ways we want to recreate the thrill of cars with skinny tires and no power - assisted steering.

It swapped out easily, and in a matter of minutes our stately British sedan was wearing a skinny tire with a garish red wheel cover.

Photos abound of them in massive monster cars with airplane engines, skinny tires, and brakes that wouldn't stop a Vespa scooter.

The steering is honest and keen, the chassis is firm and stable, the brakes are prompt and well balanced, the skinny tires have more grip than their small contact patches suggest, and the engine and electric motor are really something when they fuse power and torque.

Rims on skinny tires are too easily dinged and scraped when parallel parking.

- bouncy ride, golf cart feel - skinny tires, tires are thin prone to flats, many reported - not for US roads - Tires do not last long, hev...

My driving companion and I found plenty of slip from the Genesis's 18 - inch winter tires, which we agreed were too wide on the standard alloy wheels — they looked good, but a skinnier tire on a steel wheel would have been more effective.

The i3 also has skinny tires and a tall ride height, meaning it has no business trying to handle corners like the GTE Sport concept can.

Most «expedition» vehicles put some skinny tires on steel wheels and add a freezer / fridge...» Read More

The Chevrolet identity is unmistakable, and despite its tall and skinny tires, it maintains a broad - shouldered look.

Based on the looks, the power train (a 2.0 - liter, 136 - horsepower four - cylinder engine with a four - speed transmission and the skinny tires, I expected a sub-par driving experience, but I was wrong.

Equipped with a 1.8 - liter four - cylinder, electronic power steering, skinny tires, and a Continuously Variable Transmission, the Corolla earns an EPA economy rating of 30 mpg city, 42 mpg highway, and 35 mpg combined.

They were simple Point A-to-Point B transportation that Nissan made even more affordable when they brought out an even more basic model that got a smaller four - cylinder engine, manual windows and door locks, skinnier tires, steel wheels and didn't come standard with air conditioning or a radio.

While we wait for the countdown until the Paris show, have a look at these two i8 Spyder prototypes burning their skinny tires at the Nürburgring, with their removable glass roofs carefully secured by the finest duct tape.

And I was disappointed with the skinny tires and drum brakes.

Feedback to the driver increases in a turn, giving constant information on how well the skinny tires are gripping.

The Mirage is nervy on the highway where its skinny tires and tendency to wander in cross-winds make it less than relaxing to drive.

My own hybrid (as I mentioned on my Dot Earth intro a while back) is a Trek hybrid bicycle — a model in between a skinny tire road bike and a fat tire mountain bike.

Note that well - made non-knobby fat tires have lower rolling resistance than skinny tires, and «rotational weight» only counts double and only when you are changing speed.