Sentences with phrase «available grip»

On dry roads you know exactly where you are in terms of available grip, and that confidence remains even when the road is slick with rain.

It ensures power is transmitted to the wheels with most available grip.

They also allow the car to avail of maximum available grip in the wet.

The system works to find the tire with the most available grip and sends power to that wheel.

The car communicates available grip levels through the lightning - quick steering, quick enough that catching any unexpected sideways action from the tail under hard acceleration out of the chicanes was never a problem — but still a thrill.

This setting is most suitable when driving through deep sand or extreme mud as vehicle momentum can be maintained whilst maximising available grip.

There's also a Torque Vectoring system that shifts power from left to right across the driving axle to aid in getting power to the wheel with the best available grip.

If the system determines that the rear wheels are approaching the limit of available grip the electronically - controlled centre coupling transfers torque to the front axle, improving traction.

The system offers «the best possible grip in all situations», by channeling power to the wheels that have the most available grip.

«I was impressed by how late into the corner you can brake and by the absence of body roll, even when you push to make the most of the available grip.

That floaty body control which defined the Modena's driving experience is gone, with the CS giving the driver much more confidence in being able to take liberties with the available grip and push harder into corners.

It still hunts and weaves on choppy asphalt but there's none of the suicidal tramlining under braking that blighted that first car, and although it's a real struggle to use those rampant 500 horses, there's genuine fun to be had trying to utilise the available grip and exploit its grunt.

And if you turn everything off the D3 turns into a proper tyre - smoking DERV - powered hooligan, although it does take a while to get used to the modest engine speeds at which the torque can overwhelm the available grip.

The front end is nicely responsive, but the steering stops short of being hyper - alert, so you can push the car hard into a corner with a solid quarter - turn of lock and lean on the available grip.

Taking data from the vehicle's yaw rate, lateral acceleration and steering wheel angle sensors, IDD continuously estimates not only the friction between the tires and the road surface, but also how much of the available grip is being exploited at each contact patch.

When off - road driving, torque to each wheel can be varied according to the available grip.1

The former shuffles power across the front axle and can send up to 100 per cent of the engine's torque to an individual wheel to make the most of the available grip, while the later tweaks the brakes to help keep the Leon's nose locked on your chosen line.

Braking just lightly enough for the available grip means that the tires are still rotating, also permitting steering input, while slowing the car more effectively.

A new crawl control program enables the vehicle to take care of the speed control while the driver only need steer and the anti-lock braking system has been tuned to alter its engagement depending on the available grip on a given surface.

The system allows up to 100 percent of rear axle drive torque to be distributed to either rear wheel, according to available grip.

The suspension handles the ground clearance and keeping the wheels stuck to the road, but the full - time 4WD system keeps the LR4 moving forward, making the most out of the available grip.

Thanks to the improved handling, the car takes full advantage of the available grip provided by 18 - inch Bridgestone Potenza RE050A tires.

However, it can adjust instantaneously the power split between the front and rear wheels depending on the available grip.

As a result, the use of available grip is always optimised, enabling the F - TYPE R Coupé to carry more speed both into, through and out of corners, while delivering precision handling during high - speed manoeuvres.

If you opt for the latter, it will have selectable modes that make the most of the available grip: Normal, Mud, Sand and Snow.

With the Sport Suspension, you're closer to the ground and better able to make the most of the available grip; it adds some confidence in fast corners.

So I motored out the pit exit onto the main straight and began my first - ever lap of Laguna Seca, attempting to spot the right line and feeling out the available grip.

However, it can adjust the power split instantaneously between the front and rear wheels depending on the available grip.

Using the CRF450R moto - crosser as a base, Honda's new road - legal dual - purpose motorcycle has a tough, lightweight chassis built to find all the available grip, powered by an engine that delivers strong, usable power right from the bottom.

Using the CRF450R moto - crosser as a base, Honda's new dual - purpose motorcycle has a tough, lightweight chassis built to find all the available grip, powered by an engine that delivers strong, usable power right from the bottom.

The front tires only have to steer and help slow down the car, rather than splitting their available grip between acceleration, steering and braking like on any front driver.

The rear - biased xDrive all - wheel - drive system takes its lead from the available grip levels to distribute engine power to all four wheels as the situation demands.