Sentences with phrase «vehicle mass»

Most new vehicles now have power steering, owing to the trends toward front wheel drive, greater vehicle mass, and wider tires, which all increase the required steering effort.

Since engines are generally heavy objects which contribute significantly to overall vehicle mass, offering the same output in a smaller package can be enormously advantageous for fuel economy.

Combined with its 505 - horsepower LS7 engine, it gives the 427 Convertible a power - to - weight ratio of 6.64 — or one horsepower for every 6.64 pounds of vehicle mass.

MITSUBISHI Concept - RA makes extenseive use of lightweight materials in its contruction to help reduce vehicle mass for improved performance, fuel economy and safety.

Low vehicle mass, ideal weight distribution and the accommodation of finely tuned new multilink suspension systems add to the dynamic benefits of the platform's design.

Starting with the Ford Model T, the first vehicle mass - produced on moving assembly lines, and ending with the aluminum - bodied, 2015 Ford F - 150 pickup truck, America has made a name for itself as one of the world's biggest automobile manufacturers.

The weight loss was achieved through the deployment of Mazda's Skyactiv technologies, its holistic approach to reducing vehicle mass by employing smarter design techniques and using lighter materials.

The Vito E-Cell is the first electric vehicle mass - produced in Spain.

The NSX features an «Advanced Sports Package» with placement of key powertrain components — the mid-mounted engine, twin front motors and Sport Hybrid battery pack and power control unit — optimized to concentrate vehicle mass low and toward the center of the vehicle, to further enhance dynamic response.

With its GVM (gross vehicle mass) and GCM (gross combination mass) limits pegged at 3350 kg and 6850 kg respectively, this Sahara can handle payloads and trailer loads that would shame most other passenger vehicles.

A tractor - based RSC system consists of an electronic control unit (ECU) that is mounted on a vehicle and continually monitors the vehicle's speed and lateral acceleration based on an accelerometer, and estimates vehicle mass based on engine torque information.

Combined with the 505 HP LS7, the power - to - weight ratio is 6.64 or one horsepower for every 6.64 pounds of vehicle mass.

The RLX utilizes numerous aluminum components to lower the overall vehicle mass, which helps to improve acceleration, steering and handling response, road - holding, braking performance, fuel efficiency, emissions, and crash safety.

The Prius c's body structure makes extensive use of lightweight, high - strength steel to help reduce vehicle mass and improve fuel economy.

Most estimated that vehicle mass could be reduced by 10 to 15 percent between 2010 and 2025.

At the outset, Lexus engineers focused on the LC 500h's inertia specification, placing most of the vehicle mass, including the engine and occupants, as low and centralized as possible within the chassis.

Vehicle mass has been reduced by 200 pounds or more, depending on the model, creating a more nimble, responsive driving experience

Vehicle mass will be a dominant performance factor in the moving barrier test, giving bigger, heavier vehicles, such as large cars, the edge over smaller, lighter ones, such as minicars.

Akerson said that GM is committed to saving 45 billion litres of gasoline in its 2011 to 2017 model year vehicles with technologies that include lighter materials to reduce vehicle mass, alternative fuels, clean diesel and electrification.

Defined, developed and achieved team objectives in key initiatives for program cost, vehicle mass and program timing.