{"source_url": "https://www.carsifu.my", "url": "https://www.carsifu.my/news/small-turning-circle-how-big-a-role-does-it-really-play-2/", "title": "Small turning circle: How big a role does it really play?", "top_image": "https://da4dkroembtou.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_9097.jpg", "meta_img": "https://da4dkroembtou.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_9097.jpg", "images": ["https://da4dkroembtou.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/astonmartindbs-superleggera-Custom-351x245.jpg", "https://d42nn6w3hsgka.cloudfront.net/carsifu-v3/images/static/icon_youtube.gif", "https://da4dkroembtou.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Carsifu_WeeklyFuelPrices-351x245.jpg", "https://da4dkroembtou.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_9097.jpg", "https://da4dkroembtou.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BEZZA-facelift-351x245.jpg", "https://d42nn6w3hsgka.cloudfront.net/carsifu-v3/images/static/carsifu_masthead_logo.png", "https://da4dkroembtou.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Toyota-GR-Yaris-07-351x245.jpg", "https://da4dkroembtou.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BMW-Rallye-Dakar-Stage-8J-351x245.jpg", "https://d42nn6w3hsgka.cloudfront.net/carsifu-v3/images/static/icon_fb.gif", "https://d42nn6w3hsgka.cloudfront.net/carsifu-v3/images/static/icon_rss.gif", "https://da4dkroembtou.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/iPad_IMG_1946-351x245.jpg", "https://da4dkroembtou.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/13-351x245.jpg", "https://d42nn6w3hsgka.cloudfront.net/carsifu-v3/images/static/icon_instagram.gif", "https://da4dkroembtou.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ACH130-Aston-Martin-Edition-1-351x245.jpg", "https://d42nn6w3hsgka.cloudfront.net/carsifu-v3/images/static/icon_twitter.gif", "https://da4dkroembtou.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/DSC09400-351x245.jpg"], "movies": [], "text": "Small turning circle: How big a role does it really play?\n\nBy DPA | 2 January 2020\n\nBERLIN: Just how agile a car is can be determined by looking at its turning circle \u2014 the smallest circular turn the vehicle can make.\n\n\n\nThe less space a car needs for a U-turn, the more straightforward the car's handling will be. This makes things easier when parking in difficult conditions, manoeuvring in a garage or slipping through narrow exits.\n\n\n\nAs such, the advantages of a small turning circle are especially obvious in city traffic, says a major German safety inspection agency.\n\n\n\nA small turning circle implies a large steering range made possible by the axles and wheels.\n\n\n\nFor technical reasons, larger vehicles with a longer wheelbase, such as a mid-size saloon, tend to have a larger turning circle than small cars.\n\n\n\nThe construction of the drive unit also plays an important role. A large five-cylinder transverse engine will give the front wheels and the steering much less turning room than a four-cylinder engine.\n\n\n\nFront-wheel-drive vehicles usually have a slightly larger turning circle than rear-wheel drive cars, since the latter usually have more space for the front wheels to turn freely.", "keywords": [], "meta_keywords": [""], "tags": ["Autos News"], "authors": [], "publish_date": "Thu Jan  2 04:50:02 2020", "summary": "", "article_html": "", "meta_description": "Small turning circle: How big a role does it really play?", "meta_lang": "", "meta_favicon": "https://d42nn6w3hsgka.cloudfront.net/carsifu-v3/images/static/carsifu-apple-touch-icon.png", "meta_data": {"viewport": "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, user-scalable=0", "description": "Small turning circle: How big a role does it really play?", "twitter": {"card": "summary", "site": "@CarsifuMy"}, "fb": {"app_id": 317843982200831}, "og": {"type": "article", "site_name": "CarSifu", "url": "https://www.carsifu.my/news/small-turning-circle-how-big-a-role-does-it-really-play-2", "title": "Small turning circle: How big a role does it really play?", "description": "BERLIN: Just how agile a car is can be determined by looking at its turning circle \u2014 the smallest circular turn the vehicle can make. The less space a car needs for a U-turn, the more straightforward the car's handling will be. This makes things easier when parking in difficult conditions, manoeuvring in a garage or slipping through narrow exits. As such, the advantages of a small turning circle are especially obvious in city traffic, says a major German safety inspection agency. A small turning circle implies a large steering range made possible by the axles and wheels. For technical reasons, larger vehicles with a longer wheelbase, such as...", "image": {"identifier": "https://da4dkroembtou.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_9097.jpg", "secure_url": "https://da4dkroembtou.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_9097.jpg", "type": "image/jpeg", "width": 1024, "height": 670}}, "cXenseParse": {"pageclass": "article", "smg-keywords": "autos news", "articleid": 207085}, "article": {"published_time": "2020-01-02T04:50:02Z", "modified_time": "2020-01-02T10:59:00Z", "author": "Dpa"}, "msapplication-config": "https://d42nn6w3hsgka.cloudfront.net/carsifu-v3/images/static/carsifu-browserconfig.xml", "theme-color": "#ffffff"}, "canonical_link": "https://www.carsifu.my/news/small-turning-circle-how-big-a-role-does-it-really-play-2"}