Sentences with phrase «wide tyres mean»

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It's a feeling that means you'd swear the Audi has the skinniest tyres here, when in actual fact it has the widest.

However, the wider, stickier tyres, as well as the minor chassis tweaks, of the CS mean that it finds significantly more traction on the exit of a corner than the old M4 could ever hope for.

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.

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.

The sporty nature of the Coupe does mean that the suspension feels a little on the firm side, while road noise can become obtrusive thanks to the big wheels and wide tyres, but most find traveling in a 6 Series an intoxicating experience for all the right reasons.

The tyres are wider than the regular saloon's, so there's plenty of grip, although the sheer amount of power on offer means that, despite the best efforts of the clever electronic differential, the car relies heavily on its traction control on the exit of tight corners.

Wider wheels mean customers now have a much greater selection of tyres they can use, the flared wheel arches accommodate this, which gives the car its visual definition and makes it look more muscular without hampering the aero,» said Louis Kerr, senior motorsport engineer, Group Lotus.

The extra lateral stiffness of the suspension, along with the wide tyres did, though, mean that the car was following the undulations of one badly surfaced road.