This, even if
Race mode sets its variable dampers to their firmest position, invokes the sharpest responses from its accelerator, gearbox and steering, while turning stability control off, with only vital rollover protection running in the background.
Race mode sets all the driving controls to their most aggressive settings and dials back on the stability control a little, which has the effect of allowing you to tip - toe around the car's limits without worrying about a spectacular backwards barrier entry.
Not exact matches
Accessible yet tough and grimy yet gorgeous, Dirt 4
sets a new standard in rally
racing — and its well - considered career
mode and endless stages inject it with tremendous stamina.
If the story
mode isn't your thing, you can
set up a quick single player
race and blast round any of the 30 circuits
Buying the Cars Play
Set will add
racing mechanics and items to Disney Infinity's Toy Box
mode, giving players the ability to build their own tracks and have the Cars vehicles interact with characters from the previously revealed Play
Sets for The Incredibles, Pirates of the Caribbean and Monsters University.
Either way the game doesn't put a whole lot of emphasis on making you want to come back to this
mode after months and months, as it just seems like your given a list of
races in a
set order and not a whole lot else to keep you interested.
Depending on which
modes you play, and how you prefer to
set up your
race, Project Cars hits either a clean 60 fps without trouble, or tumbles down to the mid-30s with tearing - this being the very worst case scenario when pushing for the highest car count and rainy weather.
This sequel really aims to shake things up in the
racing world with a focus on eSports with refined
modes and a robust
set of options for realistically
racing anyway you want.
Forza Motosport 7 does include a split screen
mode where you and a friend can
race offline through a
set of tracks.
Pinball FX2 offers brand new tables and a host of new features and improvements: new state - of - the - art physics model that surpasses anything available so far, full compatibility for Pinball FX owners, online
races, hotseat and split - screen multiplayer
modes, Operators Menu with custom
settings and advanced play info.
Owners can also use the Individual
mode to tailor the car
settings — for instance combining the Comfort suspension with
Race powertrain
mode — to suit their driving style.
Just like the Ferrari 458 Italia, the Huayra's steering wheel possesses lots of controls (namely the lights, windscreen wipers and Pagani's interpretation of the manettino switch, which alters both the electronic stability control and gearbox
settings, allowing the driver to choose between Normal, Sport and
Race modes).
With the electronics
set to
Race mode, the MC feels like a boxer flexing his muscles.
We're still in
Race mode as we join the inner handling circuit, and the dampers are now operating in their firmest
setting.
Race is the default
setting, hinting at the car's target destination, but switching to Road
mode reduces engine power with a lower rev limit.
The electronically controlled
set - up features actuators that can turn the rear wheels up to 2.7 degrees in the opposite direction to the fronts, or up to 1 degree in the same direction — this changeover happens at 37mph in all
modes other than
Race, which switches at a much higher 62mph.
Set the DNA in
Race, and the car instantly morphs into attack
mode.
Other S niceties include the option of AMG carbon ceramic brakes, which may be more suitable for those with autobahn commutes than UK customers, and a
Race mode beyond the usual Dynamic Select
settings.
With the manettino
set in
Race mode, you simply can not get enough of the car's shrieking V - 8, the head - snapping stopping power of the carbon - ceramic brakes, and the speed of full - throttle upshifts.
evo also learned that the RS Clio will have a three
mode dynamic selector switch, with standard, «sport» and «
race»
settings.
And if that's fact rather than fiction, this will put the RP1 in a class of one aerodynamically; even a McLaren P1 generates «only» 650 kg of downforce in its most be-winged
Race setting, and it's not strictly road legal when in that
mode anyway.
Like the 360, the F430 has all - around aluminum - control - arm suspension, with adaptive dampers that have a stiffer
setting in Sport and
Race modes.
(The throttle becomes a bit less sensitive if you
set it to sport or comfort, rather than
race mode.)
Hit the ZL1's stability control button twice and toggle through the gauge cluster menu to traction management «
mode five,» which shuts off stability control, and
sets traction control to «
race,» and the magnetorheological dampers to «track.»
Race mode stiffens the dampers to their most aggressive
setting, reducing body movements and increasing adhesion to the road for more precise high speed driving.
The AMG DYNAMIC SELECT offers four distinct transmission driving
modes on the C 63 Coupe base model (from economical to sporty or individual) and five for the S model which gets an extra «
Race»
setting.
We also again found ourselves wishing for a weightier steering feel as we rounded the Algarve even with things
set in
race mode.
There's also an Individual
mode that's easily programmed through the multimedia screen, so if you're staring through the screen at a bumpy mountain road, you can have the powertrain in
Race mode and the suspension in the softest Comfort
setting.
Further changes include the adoption of grippy Kumho Ecsta tires; Recaro sports seats up front; a substantial strut brace
set across the space usually dedicated to the rear seat; larger brakes; a recalibrated electronic - stability program with a so - called GP
racing mode; and a range of subtle aerodynamic tweaks that help improve the drag coefficient.
The DNA drive
mode selector returns, but now as a knob rather than the previous toggle switch; it also adds new fuel - sipping Advanced Efficient and sportier
Racing (on high - performance models)
modes to complement the existing Dynamic and Natural
settings.
The latest generation of Performance Traction Management has five
settings but only
mode five, or
race mode, is appropriate on this type of surface.
As before, the system also changes its torque split based on the drive
mode, with up to 90 % of torque flowing rearwards in Sport
mode, less in Strada (Street) and Corsa (
Race)
modes — the latter to prioritise clawing grip for faster lap times in the most hardcore
setting.
Race mode summons peak powertrain output and the tightest dynamic
settings.
The AMG main menu in the central display allows numerous
settings, with «Warm Up», «
Set Up» and «
RACE»
modes activated via buttons on the AMG performance steering wheel.
Those four drive
modes: advanced efficiency, which ensures low - rpm gear shifts, a slower throttle and use of the powertrain's available cylinder deactivation; normal, the default
setting upon start - up; dynamic, which loosens up stability control and speeds up throttle; and
race — yes,
race — which turns stability control off and holds on to the lowest gear possible.
There are also new dynamic stability
modes (with «Drive `, «Sport», «
Race» and «Off»
settings) that can be selected.
Finally, the full - digital instrument panel with TFT display changes configuration — showing only information relevant to the chosen
mode — and colour in line with the Alfa DNA
setting: yellow for
Race, red for Dynamic, grey for Natural and blue for All Weather.
A specific evolution of the Alfa DNA selector has been developed for Alfa Romeo 4C, which not only features the three standard
settings available on other models in the range — Dynamic, Natural and All Weather — but also a fourth
mode: «
Race», designed to enhance the driving experience on a racetrack even further.
It also has a fifth
setting,
Race, on the rotary dial that selects drive
modes.
A sporty suspension is par for the course, as are hi - po brakes pads, and the Fiesta further
sets itself apart from the crowd with high - tech features like a three -
mode electronic stability control system, with «sport» and «off»
modes, as well as Torque Vectoring Control (for optimum power distribution), a full aero kit (including rear spoiler and fascia extensions), and available Recaro
racing - style seats.
These
settings are tied into four driving
mode presets — Comfort, Normal, Eco and
Race — that also adjust the responsiveness of the engine and, if so equipped, the shift program of the DSG.
Race Hybrid
mode also puts the PDK gearbox into a more aggressive
setting.
In «
Race»
mode, the retractable rear wing is
set to a steep angle to generate high downforce at the rear axle.
Mercedes also fits the GT S with the GT C's adaptive damping control, as well as the optional
Race mode in the Dynamic Select drive
settings.
The Sport
mode has a dynamic
set - up in terms of shifting points and times, while the Corsa
mode delivers the maximum shift strategy for
race track driving.
The five driving
modes — Comfort, Sport, Sport +,
Race and Individual — allow you to adjust the car's ride, handling, steering, throttle response and 4Matic
settings.
Changes vary from physically violent at full throttle in
Race mode (where the shifts are claimed to be 30 milliseconds faster than in the GTB) to smooth on part - throttle or in the Wet
setting.
Now one can have a soft (er) suspension
setting while in
Race mode.
A Performance Traction Management system has five drive
modes, including a
Race setting used when the Chevy engineering team was busy
setting hot laps at the Nürburgring.
• All - round
set - up, coordination and balance of
Race ABS, DTC Dynamic Traction Control and engine management for all four riding
modes.