Sentences with phrase «damping control cars»

We get in both the standard and Continuously Damping Control cars and find even the basic setup stiff enough for spirited driving.

Not exact matches

The air suspension's continuous damping control system has also been recalibrated to offer a plusher ride at trundling speeds and lowers the car slightly when you're getting after it out in the Bavarian countryside.

Cruise around and the stunning damping composure means the car is always too much in control, too able.

These sports car bona fides could have been used to turn the Volvos into buckboard - riding, 1.0g - cornering beasts; instead they were used, along with exceptionally well - tuned damping, to control the pitch and roll of the big - body cars without sacrificing comfort.

It works with the independent AMG sports air suspension, the automatic level control and the Adaptive Damping System to enhance agility, lowering the car at high speed for improved stability.

The air suspension has been given slightly increased spring rates at the front and rear, as well as a recalibrated version of the car's Continuous Damping Control system.

Electronically controlled variable damping is not new and has been featured on upper - middle and luxury cars.

«The ride is firm and you feel the road, but the way the car is damped means that each impact feels refined and controlled,» reported associate web editor Joseph Capparella after a family trip to Ohio.

Because, unlike in the regular car, you can control the damping separately and mix suppleness with speedy shifting and liberated stability systems.

The damping doesn't feel quite as controlled as it could, the wheels occasionally hopping and skipping over a rapid series of bumps, while over crests the body momentarily floats, the steering lightens and you feel, just for a second, that you don't know quite what the car is doing.

Key to managing the car's demeanor is the Dynamic Select button, which opens a menu controlling suspension damping, steering effort, and drivetrain settings.

Of course, the GT4 is a stiffer - sprung car than the standard models, which gives it even tauter body control and roll resistance, but in proper Porsche Motorsport tradition is also rides a bumpy road surface with abundant damping quality.

The S had the new PASM switchable adaptive damping as standard; both cars had variable - ratio steering and PSM stability control, and then there was the optional Sport Chrono pack, which as well as the slightly gimmicky dash - mounted stopwatch offered a Sport button, which tautened the throttle and the damping while loosening PSM's reins.

Excellent suspension damping quickly brings body motions under control after dips and crests, and the car hugs the road with enough suspension compliance to handle potholes and rough roads.

The damping is supremely controlled, holding the car in this lovely zone where you're connected to the road completely but it's also absorbing all the nastiest bumps and keeping wheels and body in perfect check.

There's real subtlety to the way this car operates: the damping is supremely controlled and the balance itself has a real adjustability — both on and off the power.

Aston's familiar carbon brakes, re-tuned three - stage Adaptive Damping plus a special Track mode for the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) and ABS systems confirm the GT12's credentials as a very serious driver's car.

From these data, the control unit of the Porsche 4D Chassis Control system determines the effect on the actual driving state of the car and modifies the damping force on each of the wheels in accordance with the selectecontrol unit of the Porsche 4D Chassis Control system determines the effect on the actual driving state of the car and modifies the damping force on each of the wheels in accordance with the selecteControl system determines the effect on the actual driving state of the car and modifies the damping force on each of the wheels in accordance with the selected mode.

«The RS4 has a balance of damping, wheel travel, and body control that is rarely achieved by any manufacturer in a car at this performance level,» enthused Noordeloos.

BMW can point to the new car's lower center of gravity, a wider track, better - controlled damping and more precise all - wheel drive system as dynamic improvements over the previous gen. And you can pitch the X1 into a corner with a surprising level of commitment, aided in part by quick steering and minimal body roll.

The 7 Series is the world's first car to feature an electronically controlled damping system whose shock absorbers are adjusted individually at each wheel based on the condition of the road surface and the driving style.

Apple car play / Android Auto, Drive mode selector, Front and rear parking sensors, Instrument cluster in blue, Maserati dash mounted clock, Mist sensor, On board computer, Power tailgate, Service indicator, SIRI smart personal assistant, Speed sensitive variable power assisted steering, Touch screen control unit navigation with DAB radio; CD / DVD; SD card and bluetooth, USB / aux input socket, Anti trap windows, Automatic dimming door mirrors, Automatic headlamp activation, Body colour lower mouldings, Body coloured bumpers, Chrome line exterior, Chrome ornamental side grilles, Dual chrome plated stainless steel tailpipes, Electrically adjustable and folding door mirrors, Electrochrome rear view mirror, Front and rear electric windows, Heat and noise insulating glass, Heated door mirrors, Heated rear windscreen, LED daytime running lights, LED fog lights, LED rear lights, Rain sensor, 12 V socket, 12 V socket in luggage compartment, 3 spoke multifunction steering wheel, 4 way electric lumbar support, 60 / 40 split rear bench seat, 8 way electrically adjustable front seats, Air quality sensor, Aluminium gear shift paddles, Brushed stainless steel sports pedals, Cargo net, Driver seat memory function, Driver / passenger sunvisors / illuminated courtesy mirror, Footwell lights, Front armrest with illuminated; air conditioned storage, Front headrests, Front / rear courtesy lights, Glovebox, Rear armrest with 2 cupholders, Rear headrests, Soft close doors, Sports seats, Through load system including ski bag, Velour floormats,Anti - lock Brake System + Electronic Brakeforce Distribution + Brake assist,Anti - slip regulation + Motor Slip Regulation, Curtain airbags, Driver and passenger side airbags, Drivers knee airbag, Dual stage Driver / Passenger Airbags, Electronic parking brake, Front seatbelt pretensioners + load limiters, Hill descent control, Hill hold control, Maserati stability programme, Passenger airbag deactivation system, Rear seatbelts with pre-tensioners and load limiters, Tyre pressure monitoring system, Aluminium key fob, Electronic immobiliser, Keyless Start, Navtrak vehicle tracking system, Perimetric and volumetric anti theft alarm, Remote central locking, Adaptive air suspension, Limited slip differential, Sport skyhook - variable active damping system, Two tone dash; door trim; armrest and interior stitching

The car was equipped with several advanced features like Driver Support System (CCD cameras to monitor adjacent lanes and behind the car for lane departure warning system and blind spot monitor, and a lidar activated adaptive cruise control), self - levelling multi-link air suspension with electronic damping control [2]

Sophisticated suspension - double - wishbone on the front axle and multi-link on the rear, combined with electronically controlled damping, four corner air - springs providing 5 dynamic ride levels (plus one additional park - position), play an essential role in the car's handling.

But they didn't upset the new car's composure, thanks largely to Porsche's Active Suspension Management, which includes adaptive damping control.

* Revised ZF 6HP26 transmission with «Quickshift» system that cuts shift times by 50 % and enables double downshifts * New 40/60 rear - biased torque split for the all - wheel drive system reduces understeer when powering out of bends and provides for better modulation of line and attitude by «throttle steering» * Uprated front suspension with aluminium forward levers, stiffer bushes together with retuned anti?roll bar and Servotronic steering for sharper turn - in * Revised Continuous Damping Control (CDC) for improved body control * Unique lightweight, 20 - inch, 10 - spoke alloy wheels offer 10 kg (22 lb) weight saving per car, reducing unsprung and rotating mass and improving brake cControl (CDC) for improved body control * Unique lightweight, 20 - inch, 10 - spoke alloy wheels offer 10 kg (22 lb) weight saving per car, reducing unsprung and rotating mass and improving brake ccontrol * Unique lightweight, 20 - inch, 10 - spoke alloy wheels offer 10 kg (22 lb) weight saving per car, reducing unsprung and rotating mass and improving brake cooling.

Luxury Pack, Open Pore Rovere Wood Trim, Full Natural Leather, Leather 3 Spoke Steering Wheel, Surround View Camera, 12 - Way Power Front Seats, 8 - Way Heated Front Seats, Metallescent Paint in Champagne, Panorama Sunroof, Skid Plates in Metallic Finish, Brake Calipers in Black, 21 inch Anteo Alloy Wheels Apple car play / Android Auto, Drive mode selector, Front and rear parking sensors, Instrument cluster in blue, Maserati dash mounted clock, Mist sensor, On board computer, Power tailgate, Service indicator, SIRI smart personal assistant, Speed sensitive variable PAS, Touch screen control unit navigation with DAB radio, CD / DVD, SD card and bluetooth, USB / aux input socket, Anti trap windows, Auto dimming door mirrors, Automatic headlamp activation, Body coloured bumpers, Chrome line exterior, Chrome ornamental side grilles, Dual chrome plated stainless steel tailpipes, Electrically adjustable and folding door mirrors, Electrochrome rear view mirror, Front and rear electric windows, Front grille with frame and vertical grille bars in chrome, Heat and noise insulating glass, Heated door mirrors, Heated rear windscreen, LED daytime running lights, LED fog lights, LED rear lights, Matte black colour lower mouldings, Rain sensor, 12 V socket, 12 V socket in luggage compartment, 3 spoke multifunction steering wheel, 4 way electric lumbar support, 60 / 40 split rear bench seat, 8 way electric adjust front seats, Air quality sensor, Cargo net, Driver seat memory function, Driver / pass sunvisor / illuminated courtesy mirror, Footwell lights, Front armrest with illuminated, air conditioned storage, Front headrests, Front / rear courtesy lights, Glovebox, Rear armrest with 2 cupholders, Rear headrests, Through load system including ski bag, Velour floormats, ABS+EBD+B rake assist, ASR + MSR, Curtain airbags, Driver and passenger side airbags, Drivers knee airbag, Dual stage Driver / Passenger Airbags, Electronic parking brake, Front seatbelt pretensioners + load limiters, Hill descent control, Hill hold control, Maserati stability programme, Passenger airbag deactivation system, Rear seatbelts with pre-tensioners and load limiters, Tyre pressure monitoring system, Aluminium key fob, Electronic immobiliser, Keyless Start, Navtrak vehicle tracking system, Perimetric and volumetric anti theft alarm, Remote central locking, Adaptive air suspension, Limited slip differential, Sport skyhook - variable active damping system

The electronic control system adapts the car's damping to the road conditions and driving situation at hand.

The Rapide's Adaptive Damping System perfectly captures the car's sporting character, ensuring that stiffer dampers are available for better handling and control when the car is being driven enthusiastically, without compromising ride comfort during «normal» driving conditions.

Other features also make this new Maserati a truly exclusive car: the compact, light, sophisticated 4.2 - liter V8 engine that punches out 400 bhp; the Skyhook automatic damping system; the renowned MSP (Maserati Stability Program); electronically controlled power steering; and a powerful braking system.

The test car had a fault in its complex suspension system, which consists of nitrogen - gas - pressurized hydraulic struts, air springs with automatic leveling and damping control.

Driver Select Mode has carried over from Cadillac's other cars, and there's the option of Active Sport Suspension with Continuous Damping Control on the XT4 Sport.

Our car also had the optional electronic damping control, which gives the suspension three modes: comfort, normal, and sport.

Mica Paint, Heated Sport Steering Wheel, Power Steering Column, Harmon Kardon Sound System, Aluminium Gear Shift Paddles, Panoramic Sunroof, Engine Badge Deletion, Version Badge Deleted, Rear Privacy Glass, Silver Brake Callipers, 21» Black Anteo Alloy Wheels Apple car play / Android Auto, Drive mode selector, Front and rear parking sensors, Instrument cluster in blue, Maserati dash mounted clock, Mist sensor, On board computer, Power tailgate, Service indicator, SIRI smart personal assistant, Speed sensitive variable PAS, Touch screen control unit navigation with DAB radio, CD / DVD, SD card and bluetooth, USB / aux input socket, Anti trap windows, Auto dimming door mirrors, Automatic headlamp activation, Body coloured bumpers, Chrome line exterior, Chrome ornamental side grilles, Dual chrome plated stainless steel tailpipes, Electrically adjustable and folding door mirrors, Electrochrome rear view mirror, Front and rear electric windows, Front grille with frame and vertical grille bars in chrome, Heat and noise insulating glass, Heated door mirrors, Heated rear windscreen, LED daytime running lights, LED fog lights, LED rear lights, Matte black colour lower mouldings, Rain sensor, 12 V socket, 12 V socket in luggage compartment, 3 spoke multifunction steering wheel, 4 way electric lumbar support, 60 / 40 split rear bench seat, 8 way electric adjust front seats, Air quality sensor, Cargo net, Driver seat memory function, Driver / pass sunvisor / illuminated courtesy mirror, Footwell lights, Front armrest with illuminated, air conditioned storage, Front headrests, Front / rear courtesy lights, Glovebox, Rear armrest with 2 cupholders, Rear headrests, Through load system including ski bag, Velour floormats, ABS+EBD+B rake assist, ASR + MSR, Curtain airbags, Driver and passenger side airbags, Drivers knee airbag, Dual stage Driver / Passenger Airbags, Electronic parking brake, Front seatbelt pretensioners + load limiters, Hill descent control, Hill hold control, Maserati stability programme, Passenger airbag deactivation system, Rear seatbelts with pre-tensioners and load limiters, Tyre pressure monitoring system, Aluminium key fob, Electronic immobiliser, Keyless Start, Navtrak vehicle tracking system, Perimetric and volumetric anti theft alarm, Remote central locking, Adaptive air suspension, Limited slip differential, Sport skyhook - variable active damping system, Two tone dash, door trim, armrest and interior stitching

The behaviour of Dynamic Damping Control is influenced by the Dynamic Driving Control system which has three modes — COMFORT, NORMAL, SPORTS and SPORTS + settings, which also modify the car's steering assistance, accelerator pedal behaviour, and automatic transmission gearshift dynamics.

The feature list includes Adaptive damping control as standard on all models, a new electro - mechanical steering system with hands - off automatic parking system, a stereo camera that prevents collision, a new Distronic Plus feature with Steering Assist, which keeps the car in a chosen lane and tracks traffic in tailbacks, Brake Assist Plus with Junction Assist.

As standard, the car is fitted with a steel suspension, though there are three selective damping setups available for the Direct Control suspension, as it's called.

Ride height and damping are controlled by an electronic control unit receiving messages from sensors reacting to front and rear wheel movements, to body motion, to the car's speed, to the steering angle and to the pressure in the braking system.

The centre console is populated by BMW's stubby M - specific gear selector and a slightly fiddly array of buttons for individually configuring the car's stability control, gearbox, engine, power steering and damping systems.

The damping is still just as good on a flowing road, controlling the body well but providing a supple platform; the steering is fast and accurate but doesn't offer the feel you get from a 911, while the aluminium spaceframe construction gives the car plenty of rigidity.

Other changes include revised Continuous Damping Control (CDC), [citation needed] 20 - inch lightweight alloy wheels (with increased 25 mm (1.0 in) offset on rear wheels) with 275/35 ZR20 Pirelli Ultra High Performance tires, advanced Bosch Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) with switchable Dynamic Mode, Carbon fibre - reinforced Silicon Carbide (C / SiC) ceramic disc brakes (the largest and most powerful brakes ever fitted to a production car), [citation needed] 110 kilograms (243 lb) weight saving over Continental GT Speed, automatic retractable spoiler (deploys at 80 km / h (50 mph)-RRB-.

In all, Dynamic Damping Control offers the choice of COMFORT, NORMAL, SPORT and SPORT + in setting up the suspension of the car.

The new E-Class represents another major advance by Mercedes - Benz in all these fields as the saloon marks the series - production debut of a series of innovative technical features which can not be found in any other car in this vehicle category - from the drowsiness detection system to automatic emergency braking when an accident is imminent, from Adaptive Highbeam Assist to the Active Bonnet with its reversible actuation mechanism, from the air suspension with electronically controlled damping to the trend - setting BlueTEC exhaust aftertreatment system.

The car comes standard with adaptive air suspension, which combines air suspension with controlled damping.

Adjustable damping control allows the driver to switch from Comfort through to a firmer Sport mode, with the different settings raising or lowering the car by as much as 90 mm.

An F1 - style paddle - shift 6 - speed transmission and adaptive damping control at all four corners give the car a sportier feel.

Apple car play / Android Auto, Drive mode selector, Front and rear parking sensors, Instrument cluster in blue, Maserati dash mounted clock, Mist sensor, On board computer, Power tailgate, Service indicator, SIRI smart personal assistant, Speed sensitive variable power assisted steering, Touch screen control unit navigation with DAB radio; CD / DVD; SD card and bluetooth, USB / aux input socket, Anti trap windows, Automatic dimming door mirrors, Automatic dimming interior mirror, Automatic headlamp activation, Black grille with chrome surround, Body coloured bumpers, Chrome line exterior, Dual chrome plated stainless steel tailpipes, Electrically adjustable and folding door mirrors, Front and rear electric windows, Front grille with vertical bars, Heat and noise insulating glass, Heated door mirrors, Heated rear windscreen, LED daytime running lights, LED fog lights, LED rear lights, Ornamental side grilles, Rain sensor, 12 V socket, 12 V socket in luggage compartment, 3 spoke multifunction steering wheel, 60 / 40 split rear bench seat, 8 way electric driver and front passenger seats with lumbar adjust, Air quality sensor, Cargo net, Footwell lights, Front armrest with illuminated; air conditioned storage, Front headrests, Front / rear courtesy lights, Glovebox, Illuminated driver / passenger vanity mirror, Rear armrest with 2 cupholders, Rear headrests, Through load system including ski bag, Velour floormats,Anti - lock Brake System + Electronic Brakeforce Distribution + Brake assist,Anti - slip regulation + Motor Slip Regulation, Curtain airbags, Driver and passenger side airbags, Drivers knee airbag, Dual stage Driver / Passenger Airbags, Electronic parking brake, Front seatbelt pretensioners + load limiters, Hill descent control, Hill hold control, Maserati stability programme, Passenger airbag deactivation system, Tyre pressure monitoring system, Aluminium key fob, Immobiliser, Keyless entry system, Keyless Start, Navtrak vehicle tracking system, Perimetric and volumetric anti theft alarm, Remote central locking, Limited slip differential, Sport skyhook - variable active damping system

The ride and handling package has had a major overhaul, with self - leveling air suspension at both ends of the car, along with standard dynamic damping control to adjust to both driving styles and road conditions along the way.

Apple car play / Android Auto, Drive mode selector, Front and rear parking sensors, Instrument cluster in blue, Maserati dash mounted clock, Mist sensor, On board computer, Power tailgate, Service indicator, SIRI smart personal assistant, Speed sensitive variable PAS, Touch screen control unit navigation with DAB radio, CD / DVD, SD card and bluetooth, USB / aux input socket, Anti trap windows, Auto dimming door mirrors, Auto dimming exterior mirrors, Automatic headlamp activation, Body coloured bumpers, Chrome line exterior, Chrome ornamental side grilles, Dual chrome plated stainless steel tailpipes, Electrically adjustable and folding door mirrors, Electrochrome rear view mirror, Front and rear electric windows, Front grille with frame and vertical grille bars in chrome, Front grille with frame and vertical grille bars in dark finish, Heat and noise insulating glass, Heated door mirrors, Heated rear windscreen, LED daytime running lights, LED fog lights, LED rear lights, Matte black colour lower mouldings, Rain sensor, 12V socket, 12V socket in luggage compartment, 3 spoke multifunction steering wheel, 4 way electric lumbar support, 60/40 split rear bench seat, 8 way electric adjust front seats, 8 way electric driver and front passenger seats with lumbar adjust, Air quality sensor, Cargo net, Driver seat memory function, Driver / pass sunvisor / illuminated courtesy mirror, Footwell lights, Front armrest with illuminated, air conditioned storage, Front headrests, Front / rear courtesy lights, Glovebox, Rear armrest with 2 cupholders, Rear headrests, Through load system including ski bag, Velour floormats, ABS+EBD+B rake assist, ASR + MSR, Curtain airbags, Driver and passenger side airbags, Drivers knee airbag, Dual stage Driver / Passenger Airbags, Electronic parking brake, Front seatbelt pretensioners + load limiters, Hill descent control, Hill hold control, Maserati stability programme, Passenger airbag deactivation system, Rear seatbelts with pre-tensioners and load limiters, Tyre pressure monitoring system, Aluminium key fob, Electronic immobiliser, Keyless Start, Navtrak vehicle tracking system, Perimetric and volumetric anti theft alarm, Remote central locking, Adaptive air suspension, Limited slip differential, Sport skyhook - variable active damping system

It also upgrades the stock car's mechanically locking differential with an electronically controlled unit, active damping on the AMG sport suspension layout and a performance exhaust plus it raises the size of the standard front brake discs from 360 to 390 mm.