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wheelbase

[ US /ˈhwiɫˌbeɪs, ˈwiɫˌbeɪs/ ]
[ UK /wˈiːlbe‍ɪs/ ]
NOUN
  1. the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle

How To Use wheelbase In A Sentence

  • It's a long wheelbase job that not only provides a great deal more space in the back but also offers a choice of seating configurations, new trim and equipment options as well as a variety of communications and multi-media packages.
  • Another problem with a big truck and a short wheelbase and a single rear axle is the bounce.
  • The Lexus' wheelbase, at 105.1 inches, is two inches shorter than the BMW, but its overall length is a mere half-inch shorter.
  • Nissan has given it a longer wheelbase than the old car, and pushed the wheels right out to the corners.
  • In fact, from the 1,500-lb.-rated operating capacity and up, all of the competitor machines have increased their wheelbases to longer wheelbases like the Deere and New Holland models [have].
  • 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
  • Three wheelbases are available - 118-in., 140-in., and 158-in. - as are two roof heights for the shorter versions.
  • Thanks to versatile seating configurations and an extra 16 inches of wheelbase and overall length, this truck carries a large volume of gear in a variety of shapes and sizes.
  • It also provides the functions of measuring car - speed and wheelbase, and classifying the automobile automatically.
  • By the early 1970s, I began building some of the first MPC Funny Car kits, a lot of gas coupes and altered-wheelbase cars, and a few front-engine dragsters.
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