Sentences with phrase «wheels add weight»

The steering pickup is light off center but offers responsive feedback farther into maneuvers; these big wheels add weight, but not overly so.

But keep in mind that wheels add weight overall, and the folding handles of rolling backpacks can be uncomfortable on the back.

Not exact matches

Rolling backpacks tend to be quite a bit heavier than traditional bags due to the added weight of wheels, a frame, and a handle.

Plus, if you add t he BJ GT wheel options, it tacks on even more weight)

With but 33 pounds weight added, the machine flew from one end of the field to the other, and made a sharp turn when struck by a sudden strong gust of wind, which caused it to wheel around almost at right angles, and also to incline inward very sharply.

While each one will retain their weight class's particular strengths and weaknesses (Light is fast and touchy, Medium is balanced, Heavy is sluggish but durable) you now have the added task of learning to drive without wheels.

Supported by Super-HICAS — a retuned version of the HICAS (High Capacity Actively Controlled Suspension) four - wheel - steer system found on some lesser Skylines — the GT - R's chassis would undoubtedly give it a handling and traction advantage, but there was a downside to all this tech: it added weight.

Infiniti's steer - by - wire system not only adds weight to the steering but also changes the front wheels» movement and how quickly the car responds to driver input.

This however does not hold true for rear wheel drive vehicles which can have a strong weight transfer (high, soft - suspension cars, as most US vehicles), as the added braking force on the rear wheels without added (weight - transfer caused) friction could cause wheel lockup and possibly loss of control of the vehicle.

On bumpier surfaces, there is no hiding the unsprung weight of the large, heavy wheels and tires, but good damping and a five - link mounting system with coil springs tames the live rear axle, and the large truck tires add a measure of air damping.

The Trailhawk's extra equipment adds significant weight, even compared with an all - wheel - drive non-Trailhawk trim, let alone a front - wheel - drive model.

Not surprisingly, the GT350R (base price: $ 63,495) is the more aggressive sibling — it deletes the rear seats to save weight and, among other changes, adds carbon - fiber wheels — but no one found the standard GT350 (base: $ 49,995) lack - ing.

As for the subject of driven wheels: Mazda's all - wheel drive system works perfectly fine, but the added weight (157 pounds) is noticeable behind the wheel, and the CX - 5's chassis has enough poise and ground clearance that you could happily make do with just a set of good winter tires and front - wheel drive.

Clever tech like four - wheel steering (already seen on the current flagship Megane GT) could improve agility, but would add weight.

The weight gain of adding the ALL4 system would be nominal according to the report, with an increase of just 134 pounds over the equivalent front - wheel - drive Clubman.

Mini didn't just add a bunch of weight to the old car, which tipped the scales at 3,208 pounds for a Countryman S with all - wheel drive and a manual transmission; a 2017 Cooper S Countryman with all - wheel drive and a manual is 3,629 pounds (compare more specs here).

With all the added bracing, the Buick Cascada's curb weight is a robust 3,979 pounds, which makes it 53 pounds heavier than a Cadillac CT6 with all - wheel - drive and 3.6 - liter V - 6.

The extra rubber on the front axle adds a little weight to the steering and as you start pushing harder there's significant additional bite from the front wheels with much less of a tendency for the front end to wash wide and understeer.

Add to this the lightweight body and the two 75 hp motors than drive the front wheels (Audi's e-quattro), and it's easy to picture a compelling power - to - weight ratio as well as excellent performance figures.

Those two cars, previously the champs in this regard, use four - wheel drive to mask an inherent weight - distribution problem — and their AWD systems add a tremendous amount of weight.

Being a 4 - wheel drive vehicle there is a fair amount of weight and height added for this configuration.

The Performante treatment includes a 10 - hp increase (to 563 hp), a 143 - pound weight reduction, and seats borrowed from the limited - edition Reventon, plus a neo-Gothic body kit highlighted by plenty of carbon - fiber add - ons, black wheels, and a somber Alcantara cockpit.

It's light yet direct around the straight - ahead, then, as you add lock, weight seems to flow into the steering wheel's rim.

Those concerned with weight will be happy to know that Novitec not only adds three - piece carbon - fiber wheels (measuring 21 inches in front and 22 inches in back), but also replaced the stock retractable hardtop with one fabricated from the same composite material.

Removing the XL1's battery pack and electric motor would cut 230 pounds from its 1753 - pound curb weight, but to save money engineers would add some of the weight back by using aluminum instead of magnesium wheels, steel brakes in place of carbon fiber, and glass rather than polycarbonate side windows.

Some of the weight saved by carbon fibre will have been added by the Centenario's rear wheel steering.

On dry - ish pavement, the car feels much like a rear - wheel drive, V6 powered C - Class; in some vehicles, agility and turning is compromised due to the added weight and complexity of the AWD system, though we simply didn't notice that here.

It adds front and rear sway bars, a roof panel, a steering wheel, and shift paddles all made out of carbon fiber to further reduce weight.

And it helps the Civic Type R avoid the added weight of all - wheel drive.

Braking late «charges / loads» the front wheels, by what is known as weight transfer, making them «stick» to the road and therefore adds traction while, at the same time, removes load from the rear axle making the rear wheels more subject to sliding.

We liked the V6 more and more as the day wore on, and then on the second day we got in the blown V8 First things first: We dialed up the Dynamic mode, tuned for faster road driving — it firms the suspension, adds some weight to the steering and sends additional torque to the rear wheels.

The all - wheel drive adds 80 kg to the total weight of the vehicle.

Precisely machined and weight balanced, Genuine Toyota alloy wheel locks provided added protection for your wheels and tires.

Add to this the impressive monoblock wheels from Vorsteiner in 9x20 inch at the front and 13x21 inch at the back with Italian tires from Pirelli to shave some more weight from the Aventador together with the Aventador - V ECU software flash that unleashes 40 more hp and you'll end up with a Lamborghini Aventador that not only looks good, but offers more power and an enhanced throttle response.

The road - hugging centre of gravity, a 50 / 50 - front / rear weight distribution and the all - wheel - drive extension the powertrain adds delivers mean dynamics.

The heavy - duty four - wheel drive system and overbuilt chassis — designed with towing or off - road use in mind — add a lot of gas - gulping weight and the higher build means SUVs are less aerodynamic than similar - sized crossover competitors.

While the lack of four - wheel drive removes weight and complexity, it also denies an added security and stability that the Panamera really does benefit from.

The standard Turbo was only offered with four - wheel drive, but the GT2 ditched the extra weight, and added in some extra power — a claimed 430bhp — to create one of the most successful racers of the period.

We don't think the xDrive four - wheel - drive system is a necessary addition — in fact, it spoils things a bit due to the weight it adds.

That's because anything that's part of the wheel - tire - brake assembly is unsprung weight and 50 pounds of added unsprung weight is harder on the car's handling that when it's sprung weight attached to the car itself.

A road race pack adds a set of 20 - inch light weight Hennessey wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires at the cost of $ 6,995.

Adding all - wheel drive only increases the weight by 143 pounds.

Also, the all - wheel drive system added weight to the car and that also shaved a few ticks off the 0 - to - 60 mph time.

Other opportunities ripe for improvement would be to trim wheel weight, add start / stop and possibly an integrated starter / generator capable of delivering power back to the crankshaft.

Sport mode in the Kuga adds some steering weight and holds on to gears in the auto model, and the Ford also gets shift paddles behind the steering wheel.

Unlike mechanical AWD systems that reduce fuel efficiency via added weight and friction, the RX 450h's rear - mounted electric motor - generator allows all four wheels to perform regenerative braking, charging the hybrid battery more effectively.

If the mid-engine vehicle is also rear - drive the added weight on the rear tires can also improve acceleration on slippery surfaces, providing much of the benefit of all wheel drive without the added weight and expense of all wheel drive components.

Not only is the transition from pure - electric to petrol power smoother, the 2.0 - litre comes with a significant weight - saving over the old V6, helping offset the added 150 kg penalty of the 13.1 kWh lithium - ion battery that lives in the rear wheel well.

Add - ons like the wheels are made out of carbon fibre, and the brake calipers of aluminium, to reduce the vehicle's weight, which aids fuel efficiency.

Adding the modest extra weight of the xDrive system has done nothing to harm the model's self - leveling ride quality either, which on 18in wheels and winter tyres, seemed better behaved at low speeds than we remember.