Sentences with phrase «transaxle layout»

Optimal driving position provided by rear transaxle layout, with flat floor and narrow center console

The rear - transaxle layout puts 53 percent of 3593 - pound curb weight of on the back wheels, which are shod with 285 / 40ZR19 Bridgestone Potenzas.

A modest curb weight of around 2700 lbs further cements the car's canyon - carving credentials, and the mid - engine / transaxle layout lends the 308 excellent poise and weight distribution.

From there, the GT S shows off its throttle adjustability, its rear - end pivoting to the pressure from your right foot before hunkering down to make most of the inherent traction the AMG's transaxle layout provides.

The 2009 Nissan GT - R uses an updated version of the ATTESA E-TS, which is designed to work with the car's rear transaxle layout.

That's because the new dry - sump lubrication helps provide a lower center of gravity, the transaxle layout ensures a more neutral handling balance, and the staggered - size tires (265 / 35 YR -19 in front, 295 / 30 YR -20 in back) provide an almost insane amount of grip.

Handling was precise too, thanks to the transaxle layout from the 75.

The overall weight distribution is 46:54, helped by the transaxle layout.

With a transaxle layout, this brought a slight rearward bias to the weight distribution.

I love that it throws a transaxle layout in amongst the mid-engined supercar norm, I love its useability, I love its engine, I love the directness of its chassis, and I particularly love those doors.

The seven - speed twin - clutch gearbox is slung between the rear wheels in a transaxle layout — the weight of the transmission pressing directly onto the driven wheels is where the GT's incredible traction comes from.

A six - speed sequential gearbox operated by steering wheel - mounted paddles replaces the road cars» dual clutch «box, but the transaxle layout remains.

Despite the rear - transaxle layout that warrants a better - than-most weight distribution of 51/49 percent front / rear, the Zagato loves to semislide through quick S - bends, swing wide through any first - gear kink, and shrug its padded shoulders through third - gear sweepers.

The transaxle layout gives the Alfieri an optimized front - rear weight distribution with a slight predominance to the rear axle.

The car used a transaxle layout, with the 6 - speed manual gearbox located at the back, in - line with the driven wheels.

The transaxle layout gives the Alfieri an optimised front - rear weight distribution with a slight predominance to the rear axle.

Although many carmakers use versions of this same gearbox, Aston Martin is the first to incorporate it in a transaxle layout mounted in the rear of the car.

It was a Ferrari - based semi-automatic transmission, mounted at the rear axle in block with the differential in a transaxle layout, with the twin - plate dry clutch located in a bell housing attached to the rear of the engine.

A 47 % / 53 % front / rear weight distribution [26] was achieved by setting the engine behind the front axle, inside the wheelbase (front - mid-engine layout) and the adoption of a transaxle layout.

It also features a electro - actuated gearbox with fast MC - Shift arranged in the Transaxle layout typical of high - performance sports cars.