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  • adjective antisway

Etymologies

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anti- +‎ roll

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Examples

  • Dynamically, the biggest single improvement with the 991 comes with the optional active antiroll feature, which uses hydraulic actuators at each corner to correct for changes in camber.

    Porsche's Magnificent First Stab at the New 911 Dan Neil 2012

  • The chassis-tuning details are pretty arcane, but they include firmer springs in front and much firmer springs in back; as well as stiffer control arm and subframe bushings; thicker antiroll bars front and rear; lighter wheels and tires (less unsprung mass) and a general, sympathetic harmonizing between suspension, wheel-and-tire package and powertrain.

    Fanboys in Flight: Subaru Roars In on a Wing Dan Neil 2010

  • Ford The Boss 302 has five-way adjustable shocks, stiffer springs and a beefier antiroll bar lacing the rear end.

    A Boss on the Road 2011

  • Out on the road, the Juke is a strange sprite of a trucklet: diminutive, determined, loud, eager, winsome, but — given its dinky wheelbase, stiff antiroll bars, dearth of wheel travel and oddly discombobulated roll axes and center of gravity — also a trifle uncoordinated.

    Nissan's Jazzy Juke, Imperfect on Purpose Dan Neil 2011

  • Mercedes-Benz USA The new-model revision also includes a new, more sport-calibrated suspension, with coil springs up front and air springs in the rear, a stiffer antiroll bar in back, and a general banishing of elasticity.

    Ripping the Old Model to Shreds 2011

  • Among the refinements are five-way adjustable shocks, stiffer springs and a beefier antiroll bar lacing the rear end.

    A Boss on the Road With a Peon's Interior Dan Neil 2011

  • These numbers reflect the enormous electromechanical leverage the computers hold over the road—particularly the active antiroll hydraulics—but the experience behind the wheel is decidedly untechnical, a kind of sinister and primal euphoria.

    Porsche's Magnificent First Stab at the New 911 Dan Neil 2012

  • The new-model revision also includes a new, more sport-calibrated suspension, with coil springs up front and air springs in the rear, a stiffer antiroll bar in back, and a general banishing of elasticity.

    Mercedes: a Demon of Hurtling Mass Dan Neil 2011

  • Big righteous torque is available in the upper rpm registers, and the handling hardware — revised front and rear suspension and antiroll bars, redesigned rear-end lower control arms, tuned tires and other esoterica — puts a seriously athletic leg under the whole project.

    The Power and the Fuel-Sipping Glory Dan Neil 2010

  • Big righteous torque is available in the upper rpm registers, and the handling hardware — revised front and rear suspension and antiroll bars, redesigned rear-end lower control arms, tuned tires and other esoterica — puts a seriously athletic leg under the whole project.

    The Power and the Fuel-Sipping Glory Dan Neil 2010

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