Sentences with phrase «slippery shape»

The sedan has a slight edge on the hatchback when it comes to fuel economy, thanks to its more slippery shape.

With a rear - mounted engine, the car has a strong rearward weight bias, making it highly manoeuvrable, while its low weight and slippery shape make it far more efficient.

Furthermore, Morgan is offering a carbonfibre hard - top, as an option, which features a rear - facing vent at its trailing - edge that helps to create an even slipperier shape.

In most cases the Estate version of the Focus is a few mpg less economical than the five - door hatchback (there's no three - door option for this generation), owing to the extra weight and slightly less slippery shape.

Both the weight reduction and slippery shape contribute to the A4's fuel economy, which is lower by up to 21 %, Audi says.

Thanks to all these body movements, the Mercedes IAA Concept gets a very slippery shape.

Factor in a marginally more slippery shape (drag coefficient drops from 0.25 to 0.24) and the Prius» claimed combined fuel economy improves from 4.7 to 4.5 L / 100 km.

With a rear - mounted engine, the car has a strong rearward weight bias, which makes it highly manoeuvrable, while its light weight and slippery shape make it far more efficient.

In an ad to highlight the new Terrain «s more slippery shape, GMC asks the question, «How do Christmas decorations affect gas mileage?»

Because the car is built around a carbonfibre tub, Newey has had greater scope to create the slippery shape and integrate aero elements such as the Venturi tunnels — that deliver huge downforce — rendering heavy active aero systems and drag inducing wings obsolete.

However, the biggest exterior change sees the cockpit canopy slimmed down to a slipperier shape, akin to a fighter - jet - style canopy.

Weight has also been saved with composite bodywork produced in the slipperiest shape possible.

Wind noise is kept to a minimum, probably a function of this car's slippery shape, but the tires do a little ping - ping over expansion joints.

The HEV and PHEV share an active air flap in the front grille, while the EV's grille is closed off, designed to be incorporated into the Ioniq's slippery shape.

The nine - speed automatic gearbox makes for low cruising revs of just 1,300 rpm at 70mph, while the slippery shape also means there's virtually no wind noise, even in the All - Terrain model, which sits a little higher off the ground.

The slippery shape does however contribute to a slight improvement in fuel economy, now 9.4 L / 100 km (down from 9.7 L / 100 km).

Low - rolling resistance silica tires and a slippery shape (0.30 cd) reduce friction with the road and the air.

After all this is the slippery shape of cars to come, with hood that seamlessly blends in with the raked windshield leading into fast back profile with a short trunk overhang for improved aerodynamics.

Hyundai conveyed that the car has been designed to offer class - leading aerodynamic performance with its slippery shape that will reduce drag.

Its slippery shape and stunning interior make it ultra desirable, but it's the first Range Rover to heavily prioritise form over than function.

Mitsubishi's new five - door only supermini is the most aerodynamic car in its class, but is a slippery shape all the Mirage has going for it?