So the Beast, with its long wheelbase, extra-thick doors and huge tires, was a natural hit.
Its high center of gravity and short wheelbase leave nowhere for those energies to hide.
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All told, Rolls customized 56 percent of Ghost and Ghost Extended Wheelbase cars sold worldwide.
With such a short wheelbase, an overly edgy or aggressive ride could make the car unstable.
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Destino has an overall length of 202.8 inches and a 124.4 inch wheelbase.
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While the truck is 1.2 inches longer overall, on a 1.6-inch-longer wheelbase (115 inches), it weighs 700 pounds less than before, a remarkably svelte 4, 850 pounds.
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The choice of steel was a good starting point, but by opting for a longer wheelbase, the team was able to smooth out the ride even more.
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The new Panamera 4S Executive and Panamera Turbo Executive models feature a wheelbase extended by 5.9 inches, enabling even more rear seating comfort and come with an extensive range of standard features.
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It's not as gritty as the Z, but its longer wheelbase actually helps pin the tail end a bit better, so there's more grip at the very edge of the performance window.
Long wheelbase, spacious rear seating area: Executive models feature extra comfort The two full-sized rear bucket seats offered in the Panamera have proven so successful that Porsche is expanding this generous rear passenger compartment room with two new Panamera Executive models.
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The first factory station wagon, according to Stationwagons.com, was a 1937 Ford Model A. Station wagons hit their peak in the 1960s, when it seem like every family had 2.2 children and a big wagon with a stretched wheelbase and hideous fake wood siding.
With its longer wheelbase, the Range Rover redesign makes rear-cabin ingress easier, with pronounced stadium seating allowing midrow-seat occupants to look over the shoulders of front occupants (bear in mind, though, it's still a goodly step up, even if the adaptive suspension is lowered to "access" mode).
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For example: The new Cayman has a 2.4-inch longer wheelbase than before, shorter overhangs, larger wheels, a larger greenhouse (the base of the windshield has been pulled forward and the hatch-line lands farther back), and a higher equipment level, and yet this visually muscled-up Cayman still manages to be about 60 pounds lighter than the car it replaces, thanks to aluminum-intensive structures and assembly shared with the 911 Carrera.
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