Transmission
Type Single speed fixed gear
Gearbox Ratio 9:1
Steering
Type Rack and pinion with electronic power steering, speed sensitive
Number of turns lock to lock 2.00
Turning Circle (curb to curb) 11.8 meters
Brakes
Type
4-wheel anti-lock braking system (ABS) with Electronic
Brake Force Distribution, Integrated Advanced Stability
Control and Electronic Accelerator pedal actuated
regenerative braking system
Calipers
Front: Four piston fixed
Rear: Integrated Electronic Parking Brake Sliding
Rotor Diameter (ventilated)
Front (non-Performance): 12.6"/320 mm
Front (Performance): 13.98"/355 mm
Rear (non-Performance): 13.2"/335 mm
Rear (Performance): 13.2”/335 mm
Front Rotor thickness
New: 0.98"/25 mm
Service limit: 0.91”/23 mm
Rear Rotor thickness
New: 0.79"/20 mm
Service limit: 0.71”/18 mm
Non-Performance Front Brake
Pad Thickness (excluding back
plate)
New: 0.393"/10 mm
Service limit: 0.110"/2.8 mm
Non-Performance Rear Brake
Pad Thickness (excluding back
plate)
New: 0.354"/9 mm
Service limit: 0.078"/2 mm
Subsystems
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