Applying a bit of gas can transfer weight to the rear, helping to steady a car if the tail feels light or -- heaven forbid -- is fishtailing.
The placement of the musicians at center rear helps set up Ms. Tanowitz's brilliant use of stage space: potentially dead corners are full of life; the front layer of activity is not more important than those behind it.
Parking 53% of the car's mass in the rear helps the Ferrari carve turns with thrilling balance and poise, and with a steering ratio quickened by 10%, the California dives into turns with newfound eagerness.
Optional carbon ceramic brakes, with 6-piston front calipers and 4-piston rears, help arrest unwanted speed that may have accumulated.
Either way, a wider track and limited-slip rear diff help ensure that smoky burnouts don't come with a side order of splashy wipeouts.
At 150 m.p.h., the ZL1's vented hood, flat underbody and rear spoiler help it to produce 65 pounds of downforce.
While this is a huge car, its gently sloping front and rear curves help to disguise its mass, and it is surprisingly easy to handle in traffic.
Even his suggestion that Japan should provide "rear area" help with supplies and logistics quickly sank into the morass of consensus decision-making.A hurried, late-night press conference on September 19th was supposed to set the record straight.
The effect of this trickery is that the rear tires help to steer the car, and the stability control system can get you out of trouble by redistributing power.
And yet, despite such pace, Audi reckons the hybrid setup – and a 14.1kWh lithium-ion battery in the rear – will help the Prologue Allroad to 33 miles on electricity alone, and return a combined 117mpg.
We're told the combination of an "almost completely flat" underbody and rear diffuser help "suck" the car to the road, while the Civic's rear spoiler will generate downforce as well as offering a useful shelf upon which to stack magazines or place trinkets.
