Sentences with phrase «wide rear tyres»

Moreover it has a long wheelbase and three inch wide rear tyres for superior grip and control on uneven roads.

In greasy conditions, there is more than enough grunt to overwhelm those wide rear tyres, and when the car starts to slide, the quick steering makes it easy to control.

A limited - slip differential acts as mediator to the 9.5 - inch wide rear tyres — the GT8 wears Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s all - round — enabling a 4.4 - second 0 - 60mph sprint and eventually, a 190mph top speed.

Much like the marque's sports and saloon cars, the Turbo has wider rear tyres compared to the front.

Indeed, the E92 M3 was significantly more tail happy in the wet despite having over 100ft / lbs less torque and wider rear tyres!

The Jaguar active electronic differential — which can apply full locking torque almost instantaneously when necessary — has been recalibrated in order to exploit the greater grip offered by the wider rear tyres, the more precisely controlled suspension and the engine output.

Revisions to the chassis includes a quicker steering rack, two piece floating disc front braking system with cast iron discs with 6 pot Brembo calipers, new springs and Bilstein dampers, wider tyres all round, wider rear tyres plus a new dynamic stability control system.

Features such as wide rear fender, sporty meter console, wide rear tyre and midship muffler are available on the bike.

Not exact matches

The lower, wider and angled rear wings suit the larger dimensions, while the wider and deltoid - shaped front wing is aggressive and the fatter tyres bring a retro vibe.

F1 has gone through a major regulations shake - up for the 2017 season, with wider front and rear wings, more aggressive aero and 25 % wider tyres.

The 2017 campaign marks a major shift in the regulations, with wider front and rear wings and 25 % wider tyres — to name just a few.

You don't jump on the throttle early in the corner because the big rear tyres will push the nose wider still, so you wait until you're past the apex, then you begin straightening the wheel and feeding in the power, using the traction of the rear - biased four - wheel drive to ride the furiously ignited torque.

jamboree alight: 220mph capability, shockwave presence, flame - shooting exhausts, granny - felling engine noise, rear tyres wide enough to attract an acid rain micro-climate (they're even wider than the Lambo's!)

The almost comically wide 325 / 35 - section tyres at the rear have a big say in the way the 63 S handles on the limit.

With finer, and therefore smoother control, the i3s it should be able to exploit more of the traction and grip of its (wider) rear tyres, and thus make it more sporty in handling.

Understeer is never an issue at all and the AYC feels more aggressive in pinning the front tyres on line and edging the rear just a few degrees wide as you commit to the throttle.

Like its predecessor, the P1 GTR, the Senna GTR is more powerful — with «at least» 814bhp — it also has slick tyres, a wider track and a gargantuan diffuser hanging from its rear.

While it's satisfying to feel the car's rear - end edge wide as the Stelvio drives itself out of a corner, the sensation of the outside - front tyre giving up very early during the turn - in phase of a corner is less appealing.

The new 17 - inch wheels, shod with 205/45 tyres, as well as suspension changes, give the GTI a wider track - 10 mm front and 20 mm rear.

The wide tyres (175 section at the front, 225 at the rear) mean it really sticks to the tarmac.

So, does that mean the tyre is about to give up under the strain and start to push wide... It might, but for the fact that the smooth transition from brake to turn has also lessened the weight on the rear end.

In the wet, yes you have to be a little more careful but for a car with 500bhp and over 425ft / lb through the rear wheels it does remarkably well to contain that through skinnier rear tyres than those fitted to the equivalent E92 M3 (the Merc has 255/30 R19's as opposed to the M3's 265/35's - many upgrade to the wider width).

The wider rear track must count for something, but more likely it's the optional Corsa tyres that make the difference, this being one of the rare occasions where a stickier, more robust tyre actually makes the car more enjoyable to drive — in the dry, at least.

I'm all for cars that move about underneath you, but the GT86 can feel nervous in quicker corners even if you're not pushing particularly hard, as if the rear tyres are planning on breaking free, while in slower ones the front end can wash wide surprisingly early.

Most obvious are the wider wheels and tyres (255 section fronts, 285 rears), but there's significant structural reinforcement to better contain the lateral and longitudinal forces generated during maximum cornering, braking and acceleration.

Perhaps that's because the PASM dampers work so well, rediscovering some of the suppleness of the first GT3 and coupling that to a vast increase in grip thanks to the wider tracks, improved suspension design and huge tyres (305/30 ZR19s at the rear).

Driving up a 1 - in -5-in-places, hairpin strewn, icy road does not feature highly on my list of sensible things to do in a # 350,000 roadster with 295 - width rear tyres, a two - metre - wide body and sensitive controls, so we leave it at the bottom (next to a sign advising learners, HGVs and caravans to go the long way round) and scout ahead in our Lexus IS - F long - termer.

By now Porsche Motorsport had been given a little more freedom and the result was a car with the expected boost in terms of performance but also a number of detail changes: GT3 - specific brakes and wheels, wider tyres, an oil cooler and stronger synchros for the gearbox, and more aggressive suspension settings with unique carriers and split rear wishbones for increased camber control.

I m pretty shure that the car will also have bether traction, but the gap between the N430 / Vantage V12 and other cars I driven was that big, that I simply can not believe that a little more hp, a little less weight, wider tyres, biggest point, a big rear wing could make a car out of the Vantage I would pay such a high price.

The tyres are wider, the 20 - inch wheels are lighter and the rear knuckles are stiffer.

Bigger front brakes with four - pot callipers, quicker steering and 10 mm wider tyres complete the standard hardware changes, while a lower front splitter and bigger rear diffuser together with a new design of alloy wheel complete the styling tweaks.

That means, proportionally, that the front axle has less mechanical grip than the rear — or, as the Porsche engineers were quick to point out, that the rear has more grip thanks to even wider tyres than before.

One of the most contentious parts of the new Cayenne is its mix of tyre widths front to rear, with the wider set being on the rear axle.

Various wheel and tyre combinations are available, with either 20 - inch centrelock forged wheels or a 21 - inch option, and putting rubber as wide as 325 mm to the road on the rear axle.

An enormously complex and swept - back front wing, a much larger contact patch with the ground thanks to 25 - per - cent wider tyres, and a lower, angled rear wing are the most noticeable features alongside the decision to again feature black prominently in the livery.

On the SLK 230 KOMPRESSOR these could be combined with wide - base size 225/45 ZR 17 tyres at the front and 245/40 ZR 17 at the rear.

Wheel arch apertures and the underside are spotlessly clean and unique 111S standard features such as the rear wing, spats to accommodate the wider tyres and aerodynamic faired lens covers remain fitted.

Some could argue that with 565bhp on tap, the front 255 - and rear 295 - section tyres aren't wide enough, but we'd suggest that this Vantage still retains its exemplary balance.

Exterior modifications include wider arches to accommodate the one inch of extra track, 17 inch alloy wheels with Goodyear tyres and a carbon fibre rear spoiler designed for the 322 km / h (200 mph) American Champ Car series.

Changes include bonnet, roof, doors, boot lid and rear wings made from lightweight carbon fibre; carbonfibre reinforced plastic bumpers, wider front wings and rear diffuser; windows made from polycarbonate material, TRD driver's bucket seat, gear shift knob, ignition button and oil pressure and water temperature gauges; Momo steering wheel, Takata seatbelts, a TRD mechanical LSD replacing standard Torsen limited - slip differential, coil over suspension kit, final gear ratio shortened to 4.8:1, an oil cooler for the engine, a TRD mono block brake calliper kit with racing spec brake pads, TWS 18 - inch wheels with Yokohama Advan tyres, stock Toyota GT86 engine.

As a result, the fenders were extended by 64 mm and 66 mm in width, while the standard tyres have been replaced with performance oriented wide rubber — 255 mm on the front axle and 285 mm at the rear, as opposed to the 235mm / 255 mm tyres the previous model was equipped with.

The tyres, developed in conjunction with Pirelli exclusively for the XFR - S Sportbrake, are 10 mm wider all round, being 265/35 and 295/30 front / rear.

With a nominal 25 mm reduction in ride height over lesser new 911s and running standard 20in wheels shod with 245 / 35 - profile front and significantly wider 305 / 30 - profile rear Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres, the new Porsche looks properly hunkered down with the sort of wide track stance and exaggerated wheel camber that wouldn't be out of place in the pitlane at Le Mans.

Front tyres: run flat, low rolling resistance, 18 inch diameter, 225 mm wide, 45 % profile, Y rated; Load index: 91 (official data), rear tyres: run flat, low rolling resistance, 18 inch diameter, 255 mm wide, 40 % profile, Y rated; Load index: 95 (official data)

Front tyres: 19 inch diameter, 255 mm wide, 35 % profile, Y rated; Load index: 92 (official data), rear tyres: 19 inch diameter, 275 mm wide, 35 % profile, Y rated; Load index: 100 (official data)

Front and rear tyres: self - sealing, 18 inch diameter, 235 mm wide, 55 % profile, V rated (V minimum); Load index: 100 (official data)

Among the new features are dual tone exterior design, featuring black roof, bigger 17 - inch wheels, wider tyres with brand new alloys as well new rear and front bumper appliques.

The tyres, developed in conjunction with Pirelli exclusively for the XFR - S, are 10 mm wider all round, being 265/35 and 295/30 front / rear.

Superb handling characteristics are at the heart of the V12 Vantage; the rear suspension has been modified, with a more compact dual - rate spring design, in order to accommodate a wider wheel and tyre combination, improving grip and traction.

Front tyres: 19 inch diameter, 245 mm wide, 45 % profile, Y rated (Y minimum); Load index: 102, rear tyres: 19 inch diameter, 275 mm wide, 40 % profile, Y rated (Y minimum); Load index: 105