Sentences with phrase «ball steering»

The Land Cruiser's power - assisted recirculating ball steering system is dull, vague and lifeless.

The LC70's basic live - axle suspension architecture — with coil springs and a stabiliser bar up front and leafs at the rear — continues, but the locally - tuned suspension package delivers better rough - road suspension compliance, a less jiggly ride on most surfaces and what feels like less free play in the slow power - assisted recirculating ball steering system.

Steering The hydraulic steering system features recirculating ball steering gear, which delivers precise on - center feel, despite the vehicles immense towing and payload capacities.

The ride is not bad (at least on smooth pavement), and the unassisted recirculating - ball steering exhibits little of the on - center slack common to larger trucks of the era.

The 3500 - pound Plymouth's overboosted brakes don't really stop it, and the recirculating - ball steering reacts about three days after you tell it what you want.

The steering, meanwhile, was rack and pinion - worthy of note as this was the first time that BMW had chosen not to use recirculating ball steering with a V8 - powered car.

Like the diesel, the gas Titan XD uses a recirculating ball steering mechanism, which is supposed to be more robust than a rack and...

Charitably, he describes the old G's recirculating ball steering as «authentic» and said that the G's new electric power assistance makes a world of difference.

Other standard NV Cargo equipment includes heavy - duty 4 - wheel disc brakes with 14.1 - inch front / 14.3 - inch rear rotors and 4 - wheel Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), engine - speed - sensitive hydraulic re-circulating ball steering system, independent front suspension with stabilizer bar, solid rear axle with leaf springs and stabilizer bar, 17 - inch steel wheels and LT245 / 70R17 all - season tires (LT245 / 75R17 for 3500 - series vans).

For starters, the G finally ditches its ancient recirculating ball steering setup in favor of a electromechanical rack - and - pinion system.

The recirculating ball steering ratio was dropped 15 % over the stock E31 setup.

Muscle car the Aerocoupe may be, but its power - assisted, recirculating - ball steering hardly requires any muscle.

Straight axle and torsion IFS 4Runners used recirculating ball steering boxes.

The hydraulic steering system features recirculating ball steering gear, which delivers precise on - center feel, despite the vehicles immense towing and payload capacities.

Both vehicles offer power - assisted, disc / drum anti-lock brakes and power - assisted, recirculating ball steering systems.

With «van - like recirculating ball steering», a «lumpy ride» and «less than entirely convincing body rigidity», you shouldn't go into an SLK32 purchase expecting a richly detailed, Boxster - like sports car experience.

(The 540i's recirculating - ball steering is history.)

The G550 is body - on - frame and has recirculating ball steering, both remnants of a simpler time.

The recirculating - ball steering isn't very precise, but then again the rough - riding 5.20 x 16 - inch bias - ply tires aren't capable of much.

The coupé and sedan were mechanically identical, with front MacPherson struts and a solid axle in back mounted on four links and riding on coil springs, either a five - speed manual or three - speed automatic transmission and recirculating ball steering.

That said, the combination of the standard car's recirculating ball steering and chunky 265 section all - terrain tyres suggests the handling will be as far from sportscar sharp as you can get.

Power - assisted recirculating - ball steering and power disc brakes, with an anti-lock system, round out the M6's basic mechanicals, and I give the car high marks for both roadworthiness and performance.

The Rekord's MacPherson strut front suspension was accordingly modified, [15] and the recirculating ball steering was replaced with a rack and pinion type.

The XD won't be confused with a modern light - duty truck in terms of ride and handling — the slow recirculating - ball steering will see to that — but it skews more half - ton that three - quarter ton in terms of overall feel and refinement.

Its chassis was based on the W 111 sedan platform, with a reduced wheelbase by 30 cm (11.8 in), recirculating ball steering (with optional power steering), double wishbone front suspension and an independent single - joint, low - pivot swing rear - axle with transverse compensator spring.

Routine handling: The 750iL is stable, steady and eager to challenge curves, thanks to its fully independent suspension, which balances comfort and performance, and to the precise guidance of its recirculating - ball steering system.

The multilink system, which locates each rear wheel with five connecting points for optimum control; the computer - controlled all - disc braking system, which pulses the brake pads against the discs to prevent wheel lock - up; the power - assisted recirculating - ball steering, which permits the car to be handled easily but not loosely — these things are the unseen beauty of the Mercedes» design.

It has power recirculating - ball steering and four - wheel disc anti-lock brakes.

The previous model had awful recirculating - ball steering, but this new G - Class packs a vastly improved electromechanical rack - and - pinion setup.

Standard equipment includes 8,000 - rpm tachometer, 140 - mph (220 - kmh) tachometer, voltmeter, oil - pressure and coolant - temperature gauges, power - assisted recirculating - ball steering, aero package with rear spoiler, fog lamps, coil - spring suspension with MacPherson struts at front and live axle at rear.

This upgrade would finally allow the automaker to bless the G - Class with safety and convenience technologies that have graced its other offerings for years: Active lane - keeping assist, Pre-Safe collision avoidance systems, and self - parking capability — all of which require the car to occasionally steer itself, a capability not compatible with the old hydraulic recirculating - ball steering system.

V8 models use recirculating ball steering (as per previous 5 Series generations), however rack and pinion steering was used for the first time, in the four - cylinder and six - cylinder models.

He also added that the SUV's on - road performance is significantly improved too thanks to new electric power assistance replacing the old G - Wagon's archaic recirculating ball steering.

And although the design is visually complex, the ball steers simply.