Sentences with phrase «than that of the predecessor model»

Further back, there are new two - tone exterior mirror housings and more substantial sills underneath the doors, while the rear receives widened fenders to house rear wheels that are wider in than those of predecessor models, as well as a re-profiled bumper with integrated vents to extract hot air from the rear differential and BMW M division's signature quad - tailpipe treatment.

It is a more elaborate concept than that of the predecessor models, featuring two lower arms working in combination with the spring / shock absorber strut.

Not exact matches

HP bucked the trend of thin laptops with its 15 - inch Spectre X360, a thicker model than its predecessor, owing to a bigger battery.

It was an extremly brutal crime, which the model Muslims comitted, but the movement of the Beast will cause much more suffering and death than Islam (remember the predecessors of the Beast Hitler and Stalin).

And though I'd generally opt for Madonna over Sharon Stone and, hands down, Willem Dafoe over Michael Douglas, and though I prefer the merely glancing homophobia in this movie to the extended lesbian baiting of its predecessor, I can't honestly say that I enjoyed Body of Evidence more than its putative model, even if light S - M does seem a friendlier subject than linking orgasm with ice - pick murders.

The LS 500 is only about a half - inch lower than its predecessor, but the new styling makes it look much lower and a new arcing roofline gives it the kind of coupe - like styling popularized by German luxury brands with models like the Mercedes - Benz CLS - Class and Audi A7.

The Octavia has always been a model of practicality and the latest model, bigger than its predecessors, is even more cavernous inside.

In terms of interior space, the Mazda3 is better than average for the class, despite a reduction in height for this model in comparison to its predecessor.

Kia used more soft - touch materials in the 2017 Sportage than its predecessor, and the dash and center stack follow the stylish (if not particularly daring) triangles - and - polygons look of other new Kia models like the Optima.

These measures have delivered impressive results, giving the BMW M4 Coupe a DIN curb weight of 1,497 kilograms, around 80 kilograms lighter than a comparably equipped predecessor model — with benefits for driving dynamics and fuel consumption as well.

The front spoiler lip is now even wider than the lip of the predecessor model, and downforce has been increased as a result.

Larger than its predecessor, primarily to better suit the requirements of the North American market, the new model grew in width but shrunk in length, leaving it classified as a mid-size car in North America.

As a measure of the effectiveness of the chassis tweaks, Porsche claims the new model can lap the Nürburgring circuit some 10 seconds faster than its predecessor, in 7 min 30sec.

Both of its predecessors delivered unpretentious, affordable driving thrills, so this third generation model - lighter and more powerful than ever - would surely deliver.

The third - generation Mini Cooper came out as a late 2014 model, with all the personality of its predecessors but appreciably improved, the key point being that it's upsized: 114 millimetres longer, 44 mm wider and seven mm higher than the second generation.

The $ 99,900 xDrive30d model (currently the volume seller in the range and expected to remain so despite a price increase of more than $ 9000) gets everything mentioned above as standard and adds more equipment than its predecessor, like sportier 19 - inch alloy wheels and aluminium exterior accents.

With a larger platform than its predecessor, the wheelbase of the New Generation i20 is 45 mm longer (now 2570 mm) than the outgoing model, meaning the wheels are closer to each corner.

In the NEDC, the entry - level RS model consumes just 8.1 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (29.0 mph), ten percent less than its predecessor.

With a base price of almost $ 72,000, $ 8,000 more than its predecessor (the ESV model tops out at $ 93,500), it's not the cheapest in the segment, but not the most expensive either.

Even though the 2015 model will gain power, Volkswagen promises it'll be more fuel efficient than its predecessor, returning an EPA - estimated highway fuel economy rating of 30 mpg with the DSG transmission, a small bump over the 27 mpg highway economy allowed by the previous version.

Rather than the «body - on - frame» construction of the previous models, it's built around an aluminium monocoque, which helps to make this Discovery much lighter than its predecessor — by up to 480 kg, in fact.

The Lamborghini Aventador Super Veloce is the direct predecessor of the Miura SV, Diablo SV as well as the Murcielago SV, the model being $ 100,000 more expensive than the present Aventador.

Not only does everything feel more upmarket in this model than in its predecessor, but it also puts rivals like the Ford Focus Estate, Kia Cee'd SW and Toyota Auris Touring Sports in the shade when it comes to design and the quality of materials used.

The MINI's apparent growth isn't just a trick of design — in every direction the third generation car is bigger than its predecessor, which in turn was bigger than the 2001 model, which in turn dwarfed the 1959 original.

• Body structure weight - optimised and crash - optimised; standard safety features including front and side airbags, side curtain airbags, 3 - point automatic seat belts on all seats, with belt tensioners and belt force limiters at front, ISOFIX children's seat mounting at rear, Run Flat Indicator and partially active engine compartment lid to optimise pedestrian protection; vehicle weight lower than in predecessor models and competitors in the segment in virtually all variants of the new MINI despite extended range of fittings; increased acoustic and vibrational comfort: optimised aerodynamic properties as appropriate to each specific model including active cooling air flaps, underbody trim panel and air ducting elements in the upper section of the C columns; best aerodynamic figures within the competitive environment: Cd value reduced to 0.28 (MINI Cooper, MINI Cooper D).

• Body structure weight - optimised and crash - optimised; standard safety features including front and side airbags, side curtain airbags, 3 - point automatic seat belts on all seats, with belt tensioners and belt force limiters at front, ISOFIX children's seat mounting at rear, Run Flat Indicator and partially active engine compartment lid to optimise pedestrian protection; vehicle weight lower than in predecessor models and competitors in the segment in virtually all variants of the new MINI despite extended range of fittings; increased acoustic and vibrational comfort: optimised aerodynamic properties as appropriate to each specific model including active cooling air flaps, underbody trim panel and air ducting elements in the upper section of the C columns; best aerodynamic figures within the competitive environment: Cd value reduced to 0.28 or 0.31 (MINI Cooper S).

Mazda has set the goal of making all its next - generation models 220.5 pounds (100 kilograms) lighter than their predecessors.

Mercedes - Benz has a grand plan for the near future, with no less than 11 all - new models in the pipeline, all of which has no existing predecessor such as the C - Class Cabriolet and GLE Coupe.

As others note, this new model rides nicer and tracks better than its predecessor, which you did not have to drive for long before you tired of it tramlining over every rut and crack in the road.

New V8 bi-turbo engine in the S 560 Coupe and Cabriolet models Claimed to be one of the world's most ecomomical V8 petrol engines, the latest - generation bi-turbo V8 is said to consume 8 % less fuel than its predecessor (with average fuel consumption of around 35mpg in the Coupe and 34mpg in the Cabrio), thanks partially to active cylinder shutdown.

The design of the Q60 is a marked departure from the outgoing model, as this new all - wheel drive sports coupe sits lower and wider than its predecessor.

Longer and wider than its predecessor, the wheelbase of the new model has been extended by 60 mm (2.3 inches) to 3,105 mm (122.2 inches), while both the front and rear overhangs are shorter, pushing the wheels further out to the corners of the car.

The refreshed model gets a host of new features, tweaked exterior looks and a shorter variant list than its predecessor, down from five petrol and four diesel to four and two respectively.

That's for the Tiptronic S - equipped model, and for the third - generation Turbo Cabriolet, which is stiffer, sleeker, faster and more powerful than its soft - top predecessors, the first of which bowed in 1987.

More than five inches longer than the outgoing model — with all the added length devoted to the comfort of rear - seat passengers — the A8L is, like its predecessor, built on an aluminum spaceframe structure that Audi claims reduces chassis mass 40 percent over an all - steel equivalent.

The new engine is married to a standard eight - speed automatic gearbox with remote steering wheel mounted shift paddles and a quattro four - wheel drive system to provide the 2018 - model - year RS4 Avant with a claimed 0 - 62mph time of 4.1 sec — 0.6 sec quicker than its predecessor.

MINI has redesigned the Countryman for 2017, and this all - new model is quite a bit larger than its predecessor — about 8 inches longer and 1.5 inches wider, its dimensions growing to meet those of its competition.

Yet despite the 25 percent reduction in capacity and the loss of two cylinders, the new BMW M division engine delivers 10 hp more than its predecessor, thanks to patented induction process that is claimed to provide vastly improved levels of combustion efficiency, in the process preserving an illustrious 27 year tradition that has seen each incarnation of the M3, the ranks of which have now been reduced to a single four - door sedan model alongside two - door M4 coupe and cabriolet models, boast more firepower than its direct predecessor.

The new model is larger than its predecessor, and brings with it the current grille and frontend design of other Lexus car models.

The fifth - generation model is built on an extended version of the GA - L platform that underpins the LC, and Lexus says it will offer a more dynamic driving experience than its predecessor.

The reliability of Fiats has been improving in recent years, with models such as the 500 and Panda proving more robust than their nineties predecessors.

Set to underpin more than half of all Volkswagen models by the middle of the decade, the highly flexible structure makes use of a higher percentage of high - strength steel than its predecessor, the PQ35 platform, leading to a 81.6 - pound weight reduction for the platform alone.

«With the new 2017 911 Carrera 4 and 911 Targa 4 models, the traction advantage courtesy of an enhanced all - wheel drive system is paired with innovative turbocharged engines that are more powerful and consume less fuel than their predecessors.»

The new Audi Space Frame combines several materials like aluminum and CFRP to enable a lightweight construction of 1,555 kg (3,428 lbs) for the R8 and 1,454 kg (3,205 lbs) for the R8 V10 Plus which makes the new model up to 50 kg (110 lbs) lighter than its predecessor.

The second generation «Z32» was driven up - market, being faster, more capable, more advanced, and much higher priced than its predecessor, with consecutive price increases each model year of availability.

The new 911 models also boast impressive performance: the 911 Carrera Coupé with Porsche - Doppelkupplung (PDK) and Sport Chrono Package sprints from zero to 60 miles per hour in 4.0 seconds — making it two tenths of a second faster than its predecessor.

The new model is claimed to provide 12 mm more headroom, 14 mm more shoulder room and 10 mm more elbow room than its predecessor up front, while the rear has 14 mm of extra space for knees and 9 mm more for shoulders.

The redesigned model is lighter, more powerful and more aggressively styled than its predecessor in a bid to attract a younger segment of the world's wealthiest car buyers.

Bumpers on 2009 models of the Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Mazda 6 and Nissan Maxima performed better than their 2007 predecessors in low - speed crash tests.

All of which means the rev band available in the new models to generate maximum performance is almost three times wider than that of the engine powering its predecessor.