With its four driven wheels and traction, the Murciélago delivers a decisive advantage over rear -
wheel drive sports cars when it comes to accelerating out of a corner — and always with maximum stability.
Not exact matches
WHEN Mid-2012 STILL A SUBARU While it lacks the signature all -
wheel drive, Subaru's
sports car still boasts a horizontally opposed four - cylinder.
When activating the Drift Mode the four - door
sports car thus turns into a model with purely rear -
wheel drive.
Taking input from acceleration, steering angle and yaw rate sensors, Active Torque Split AWD optimizes traction and steering response
when accelerating through turns and curves, particularly
when the road surface is slippery.Subaru produces a full line of all -
wheel drive sedans, crossovers and SUVs, along with the rear -
wheel drive BRZ
sports car.
On the road, the Lancer GTS handled like a typical
sport - tuned front -
wheel -
drive car, which is to say with some mild and predictable understeer
when rammed into a tight corner.
Two doors, turbocharged engine, rear -
wheel drive, its vital statistics read like a
sports car's and the Smart Fortwo is just as focused
when it comes to offering city commuting convenience.
A new performance - tuned all -
wheel drive system helps the Durango SRT deliver impressive
sports car - caliber acceleration off the line, and can send up to 70 percent of engine torque to the rear
wheels when the Track
driving mode is selected.
This all -
wheel drive sports car can dazzle with class and elegance, and also let loose
when the workday's over.
Upon debut, eyebrows raised
when Jag said the F - Type had the Porsche 911 in its crosshairs, but this rear - or all -
wheel -
drive sports car quickly proved itself among such elite.
Conversely a shorter or lower final
drive (higher numerically) is the performance choice to increase acceleration but worse fuel consumption Finite Element Analysis: Computer data and design analysis to come up with the most rigid structure in the given budget or ultimate performance possible Fly - off brake: A throwback to the early days of the
sports cars when the brake lever would be pulled up to engage and then the handle dropped down yet remained engaged Forged Alloy
Wheels: Alloy
wheels are one application of forging but very costly and with limited designs because of the complexity of the casting dies needed to squeeze the hot alloy Forging: Sometimes referred to squeeze - process.
While the Durango never feels like a
sports car, it does provide an excellent sense of control once underway, especially
when ordered with optional 4 -
wheel drive.
The BRZ is Subaru's first rear -
wheel -
drive sports car, and the STI Concept seen in Los Angeles hints at what the sportiest models will look like
when they come to market.
Unlike competitors» systems, the Audi
sport differential is just as effective
when the engine is
driving the
wheels as it is on the overrun or
when the
car is coasting freely.
The
car's outstanding performance combined with
driving properties that remain supremely under control even
when travelling in an extremely sporty style derive from a precisely assembled overall package that also comprises a
sports exhaust system, a
sports suspension, 17 - inch John Cooper Works light alloy
wheels and a
sports brake system developed in collaboration with the specialist manufacturer Brembo.