The sports car look of the cabin is almost entirely achieved by the seats, but that feel is so reinforced by the firmer ride, the rasp of the exhaust and the quick reflexes of the engine and suspension that you can't help but think you're really in a posh rocket sled.
Then he wants to cut costs and improve quality by building more cars on the same chassis--that is, frame, suspension, engine and transmission.
Harley (nyse: HDI - news - people) was introducing the V-Rod, a sexy anodized-aluminum dragster with an all-new engine, chassis and suspension.
Sprung with double wishbones, coil springs and adaptive monotube dampers, the car offers a choice of three drive modes Tour, Sport and Track with escalating thresholds for the car's engine, transmission, suspension and stability logic.
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There's the 2002 Nissan Spec-V Sentra SE-R, which, idiotic name aside, is a screaming pavement ripper loaded with all sorts of suspension and engine refinements to make it a blast in any bend.
Two-and-half-hour stints are a breeze, thanks to the surprising suppleness of the suspension, potent engine, smooth-shifting seven-speed automatic transmission and quiet interior.
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In particular, all received top scores from both sources in powertrain dependability, which affects key components like the engine, transmission, steering and suspension.
At present, aluminium accounts for 9% of a typical vehicle's content mostly in the form of castings and forgings for engine blocks, transmission cases, wheels and suspension parts.
Suspension redesigned around smaller 4-cylinder engine, not V6.
But Folz defines it to include not only the skeleton of the car but also the engine, the gear box, the transmission and the suspension.
They can test out the newly upgraded Terrain Response, a sophisticated system that modifies engine, transmission, differentials, vehicle dynamics and air suspension on the Range Rover to suit selected conditions.
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The suspension was adjusted for China's rough roads, and engine size cut from 3.5 litres to 2.8, to accommodate a rule that limited government cars of over three litres to minister level or above.
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Instead of a central engine each wheel is powered by "wheel robots", independent motors and suspension systems that would allow the car to maneuver in tight streets and even park sideways by turning 90 degrees.
The enormous performance of the "iBusiness" with BRABUS SV12 R Biturbo 750 engine is kept safely under control with custom-tailored solutions for tires, brakes and suspension.
Small, light cars need fancy suspension, the more so if they have a high floor and high centre of gravity to accommodate the engine.
The Veloster is seriously snouty, a consequence of it being a front-drive car with a transverse-mounted engine (the Veloster is very much a mechanical clone of the new Elantra, complete with torsion-beam rear suspension).
The additional front-wheel drive called for a newly designed front axle: unlike the series production vehicle with AMG V8 engine, which has a double wishbone axle, the SLS AMG E-CELL features an independent multi-link suspension with pushrod damper struts.
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