Sentences with phrase «which reduce unsprung weight»

The Camaro Z / 28 features 19 - inch diameter wheels and tires, which reduce unsprung weight by 42 pounds (19 kilograms) per car compared to the 20 - inch wheels standard on Camaro SS and ZL1.

The considerable front and rear cross-drilled disc brakes are of a compound design with an aluminum center hub which reduces unsprung weight for greater responsiveness.

The comparatively low curb weight helps make the most of the driving experience by allowing the use of lighter - weight chassis components, which reduces unsprung weight to enable more precise handling without compromising ride quality.

Even lighter carbon wheels can be had as an option, which reduces unsprung weight by three kilograms at each corner.

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They also reduce gyroscopic effects, making initial turning behavior more sensitive and controlled, and the amount of unsprung weight at each corner — the byproducts of which are improved ride comfort and more desirable handling characteristics thanks to a lessening of the suspension's overall workload.

They activate the coil - over dampers, which ride up in the middle of the car, reducing unsprung weight — and, more important, looking cool as all hell.

The front struts have forged - aluminum lower control arms to reduce unsprung weight, while the compact, H - shape torsion beam in the rear (which helps make it possible to package the batteries unobtrusively) doesn't feel like a handicap.

The suspension (which features a lot of aluminum too, in order to reduce unsprung weight) is another positive highlight.

Compared with the first - generation layout, which it supersedes, the new Mégane Renault Sport 250's front suspension has benefited from significant work into reducing unsprung weight.

The drawbacks are that it does not allow each wheel to move independently in response to bumps, and the mass of the beam is part of the unsprung weight of the vehicle, which can further reduce ride quality.