Sentences with phrase «than the front tyres»

Had 4 wheel laser alignment check done which showed both rear wheels out of spec for «toe in», hence the rear tyres are more heavily worn than the front tyres.

Not exact matches

Many of the front - runners chose the full wet tyres, but Schumacher felt the track might dry out sooner than expected and opted for intermediates.

Rather than calling in the rear axle to help only when the front tyres loose grip, like the Haldex system in the SEAT and Tiguan, the Forester has a centre differential that constantly distributes torque to both axles.

Having said that, the Lambo came off rather better than David Yu's F430 on the trip to France; hanging onto my rear bumper for mile after mile left the 430's front spoiler looking like it had been shot - blasted, thanks to the grit kicked up by the Murcie's 335 - section rear tyres.

Conversely, on a dry track you will set a decent lap time, but it will be the front tyres that get worked harder than the rears.

Out of tighter turns you can work the quattro drivetrain to your advantage and get on the power sooner than you think and drive out of a corner with more throttle much earlier, with the front tyres guiding you out as the rears take all the torque they can and a little bit more while you add some counter steer.

The uneven wear of the tyres (both front and rear) was that it was much more on one side than on another.

The front tyres work much harder than before, resisting understeer until much higher speeds; the rear sticks resolutely to its line, too, and only juvenile provocation will unstick it.

In reality, you can lean on the front tyres more than your instinct tells you, but while this is easy to put into practice on track, it can feel unnatural on the road, a bit too much like a leap of faith.

It'd be even better if the RS3 had any real steering feel, but while the rack is consistent in its responses, it can feel overly light at times and you tend to fall back upon trusting the front tyres will grip on turn - in, rather than being able to feel it.

As the Astra's tyre noise falls silent and those in the back seat suddenly find themselves at a noticeably higher altitude than those in the front, there's just one thought in my mind: can we really get away with this?

The combination of these two factors means the chassis exhibits a more neutral front - to - rear balance than before, working all four tyres more evenly, both into, through, and out of a given corner.

To make matters worse for our Astra, the tread blocks on the original Contis are almost down to the wear indicators, and as we've already discovered, once the tread depth on the front tyres drops below the 4 mm mark, tramlining becomes a real problem on less - than - perfect tarmac.

They're even larger than basic 19s fitted to the E63 AMG and they wear 245/40 front and 275/35 rear tyres.

The front tyres can drive rather than turn, the right foot is firmly planted and you are driving hard down The Vale...

It's the grip, stability and precision that really take your breath away — you can lean harder on the brakes and the front tyres than in the other two, while the cast - iron body control remains totally unfazed by anything you throw at it.

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.

Go into a corner a bit faster than you should've and yes, the front tyres will scrabble for grip while going straighter than you intended.

Less than we were expecting, but the sensation of speed from behind a tiny fly - screen is likely to be dramatic enough, and as we're aware from the standard car, higher speeds only invite an extra battle with your neck muscles and a greater challenge for the brakes acting on the skinny front tyres.

Our test car had bigger wheels than we've experience before on the coupe (optional 20 inch on the front and 21 at the rear) and larger tyres (255/30 and 355/30 respectively).

Smart still runs a staggered tyre setup to mitigate its short wheelbase and rear - engined layout - the front tyres are 185 - section to the rears» 205 — but there's more front grip than in the old model and indeed more than most traditional city cars.

That means, proportionally, that the front axle has less mechanical grip than the rear — or, as the Porsche engineers were quick to point out, that the rear has more grip thanks to even wider tyres than before.

You can hear the narrow, exposed front tyres working and scrubbing as you tackle your first fast bend, but the Twizy scoots through the corner with nothing more than a little understeer.

The VXR8 offers better - than - expected traction and lateral grip from its Continental tyres (255/35 R20 front and 275/35 R20 rear).

The Sport's spec includes double - wishbone suspension front and rear, 20 - inch wheels with road - biased tyres, active anti-roll technology, known as Dynamic Response (standard on supercharged models, optional on others), air suspension, a quicker steering ratio than before (also with a variable ratio) and four - piston Brembo front brakes to complete the dynamic package.

Its tendency to understeer was more pronounced in the dry handling test, with the front tyres overwhelmed far earlier than the rears.

To cope with the awesome power and performance, the La Ferrari's front Pirelli P Zero tyres are bigger than on the Enzo, plus there's a new generation of Brembo carbon ceramic brakes.

Had for 3 years with nothing to do to it other than change the front tyres at 20k mls.

The A1 is also better balanced than its closest rivals the Mini, as its front tyres hold their grip for longer through bends.

Ford says the limited - edition XR6 Sprint (just 550 examples are to roll out of the company's Campbellfield plant) was engineered to be sportier than the regular XR6 Turbo in terms of ride quality with improved balance, sharper steering responses involving less understeer, increased grip and better stopping via a Brembo brake package — all helped along with asymmetric (245/35 R19 front and 265/35 R19 rear) Pirelli P Zero tyres.

Selecting Sport + mode sharpens the throttle, adds weight to the steering and stiffens the dampers, but the Mercedes» front tyres start to lose grip more easily than we'd like.

The AMR Pro runs on wheels of a smaller diameter than the road car (18in front and rear) in order to facilitate the fitment of Michelin racing tyres, which are made to the same specification as those used by LMP1 cars in the World Endurance Championship.

The front track is 80 mm wider than the road - going McLaren P1 ™ and with its aggressively profiled front splitter, the also car sits 50 mm lower to the ground on centre - locking 19 - inch motorsport alloy wheels shod with Pirelli slick tyres.

Grip is plentiful from the front tyres, and the suspension is well set - up for a mixture of driving needs, which means the Mustang will prove comfortable to use around town and on fast roads - far more so than the aforementioned Elise.

This describes what happens when the rear tyres have a less firm grip on the road than those at the front when cornering, causing the rear of the car to sway out of line and potentially cause a spin.

Wheels are huge 20 inchers wrapped with 275 / 40R20 at the front and 315 / 35R20 at the rear — this baby's front tyres are thicker than my E39's rear tyres!

The Alfa Romeo Giulia on test at ABDC had the same trait — turned up to 11 — and it consumed front tyres at a much faster rate than the «Benz.

It's a variety of factors: the torsion beam suspension setup has been ditched for an independent, multilink affair, the tyres are 10 mm wider front and rear, the wheelbase is longer, the aero package is even more developed than that last car's, and the body frame is 38 per cent stiffer than before.

As well as a discreet display of external body kit (different front air intakes, added side skirts and a tiny boot spoiler) and 19 - inch Vortex alloys with 245 / 40 - series tyres, the R - Sport is more tied - down than other XFs yet the ride remains very comfortable and compliant, helped by the long wheelbase (more than E-Class Benz and Audi A6 but fractionally less than BMW 5 Series) and well - sorted spring - shock balance.

The car benefits from the following extras Porsche Communication Management including navigation module Telephone Module Seat Belts in Guards Red Sport Chrono Package Plus Porsche Vehicle Tracking System Windscreen with Grey top Tint Floor Mats Dynamic Engine Mount Lifting System Front Axle Sound Package Plus Sports Bucket Seats Homelink Roll Cage Painted Guards Red 6 Point Harness Driver and Passenger Armourfend Porsche Centre Lock wheels are unmarked and the tyres were replaced less than 1000 miles ago.

Front tyre wear slightly higher than normal (usually every 18 months / 15000 miles) although putting 4wd into auto has stopped the wife spinning the front tyres by getting the rears to push instead so this should impFront tyre wear slightly higher than normal (usually every 18 months / 15000 miles) although putting 4wd into auto has stopped the wife spinning the front tyres by getting the rears to push instead so this should impfront tyres by getting the rears to push instead so this should improve.

Other than the above mentioned features, S60 Cross Country also gets pivotal support systems such as trip computer, cruise control, city safety, park assist camera, park assist in front & rear, hill descent control, hill start assist, height / length adjustable steering wheel, speed sensitive power steering, rain sensor and tyre pressure monitoring system.

While the overall travel remains the same with 100 mm up front and 85 mm at the rear, the 9 mm higher aspect ratio of the tyres adds a further layer of compliance, providing the car with even more soothing qualities than that of the standard E-Class.

Partly down to wider front tyres, the front end on this thing is even grippier than the last Type R.

Don't expect a junior hot - hatch or off - roader, though — the GT - Line and GT - Line S models are more about exuberant looks than tyre - shredding performance and unlike the Suzuki Ignis, the Picanto X-Line versions are front - wheel - drive only.

The 4Matic all - wheel drive works well too; it feels like there's significantly more power going to the front end than in an xDrive BMW, but it's still generally rear - biased, and when you find the limits of the front tyres pushing into understeer, you can feed in the throttle and keep to your line as you ping out of the corner.