Sentences with phrase «wheel opening rather»

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Rather than a United 93-esque docudrama about the landing, we open on its aftermath, with Sully and co-pilot Jeff Skiles (Aaron Eckhart) holed into the New York City Mariott hotel and wheeled out for a number of talk show appearances.

6 The scoop behind the front wheel opening was the work of Alfred Momo, who used stainless steel rather than an aluminum panel to increase chassis stiffness.

The much - loved Volkswagen Golf R makes do with a rather simple Haldex all - wheel - drive system with open front and rear differentials.

Things I would change or add as options: the cruise control module would serve me better on the right side of the steering wheel as opposed to the left (maybe just me), the key fob allows for remote unlocking and unlatching of the rear hatch, but assisted opening would be very nice (perhaps a higher option than I bought), and the fold - flat rear seats could benefit from head rests that fold away rather than necessitate removal to facilitate the folding.

It's very good for the drag co-efficient when you have an opening behind the wheels so that the air can flow out, rather than just creating turbulence [inside the wheel wells].»

Of course, headrests were found to reduce whiplash injuries; child seats were improved and some even built into the car's regular seat for easy use and optimum protection; slide - open doors not only promote quick entry / exit from minivans but, with power controls, have sensors that force doors to stop when an object is in their paths; and cupholders free the motorist's hands to grip the wheel rather than balance hot coffee in the lap.

Rather than the Multitronic continuously variable transmission used in the past, the 1.8 - litre A6 now drives to the front wheels by the medium of a seven - speed S tronic (dual - clutch) transmission, which offers a «freewheel» mode to boost fuel efficiency further during open - road cruising.