Sentences with phrase «brake pedal travel»

My VWs with rear drum brakes actually had self - adjusters as well, and when I got my ’85 Jetta it was evident that the parking brake had rarely been used as the brake pedal travel was super long.

Braking powerful and feel and control are excellent... past the first bit of initial brake pedal travel.

Its steering is too - heavy off - centre and its brake pedal travel is extremely short, adding up to a less - than - coordinated urban driving machine.

Subaru has determined that certain 2012 Legacy / Outback and Impreza (except WRX and STI) vehicles may be equipped with a brake master cylinder that could malfunction and cause an increase in the amount of brake pedal travel distance required to slow or stop the vehicle.

Even the brakes felt more touchy than we'd have liked at the top of brake pedal travel.

My colleagues have already noted the lifeless power steering rack, but I noted a considerable amount of brake pedal travel before the disc brakes began to bite hard.

In terms of true dynamic flaws, the most flagrant is the lack of brake pedal travel and progressivity.

Is more brake pedal travel normal for a Toyota or is there something else I should be checking for?

During normal use brake fluid can become contaminated and the master cylinder wears internally but only for the length of your brake pedal travel.

Not exact matches

It felt perfectly stable at this sort of speed too, although the brakes are not the most encouraging part of the car (they're effective enough, but need a good shove deep into the pedal travel) so it felt wise to leave plenty of margin for slowing.

Other signs include longer stopping distances and more pedal travel before you feel significant braking force.

Sometimes it halts sharply and other times the same pedal travel results in milder braking.

With no dead travel at the top of the pedal you get immediate bite, and further still, depress the pedal towards the stop and the brakes won't wilt; ABS intervention is seldom required.

Tap the brake pedal, and there's significant travel before the brakes actually engage.

There are a few quirks to get used to — the brake pedal isn't a pedal, it's a touch - sensitive, pyramid - shaped rubber button where pressure, not pedal travel, equals stopping power; the feedback - free, hydraulic rack - and - pinion steering is as disconnected and consistent as a rheostat, and it feels like that of no other car on the planet — but the sharp - yet - pillowy ride and handling combination is almost supernatural.

Sixty - two to standstill would, I'm sure, be equally impressive, although if anything the brake pedal has a little too much bite right at the top of its travel.

The gearbox, with its snappy, short - throw shift, is a great partner for the sparkling six, and the brakes, while laughably grumbly (in finest M tradition) and a little over-servoed at the top - end of the pedal travel, stand up well to fast road driving.

«Pedal travel, no spongy brake» were identified as elements important to the integrated feel of the driver and car.

It's not only the absolute stopping power that makes a big difference but the absolutely constant pedal pressure and travel, the complete absence of brake fade.

Brakes offer quick bite, and there's little travel or sponginess to the pedal itself.

The top portion of the pedal travel is where most of the braking force happens.

For example, when stationary and pressing the brake, there is a range of pedal travel (and thus, brake pressure) that causes these creaks.

If you used the pump the brakes method to bleed them your pedal travel is greater than normal (perhaps ever in the history of the car).

When you go to push on the brakes, the pedal goes right to the floor, because the pads have a long distance to travel.

«We also changed the front brake pistons for shorter pedal travel, so it works as a cohesive package.»

The 398 mm front discs lurk massively behind the shockingly spindly wheels and they are some of the best brakes I have ever tried, progressive and powerful right from the top of the pedal's travel.

The latest generation of carbon - ceramic brakes do a great job, even if the pedal travel is a little long, but the simple fact remains that you enter these braking zones — places with no runoff and minimal margin for error — 20 mph faster than in the latest Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

The brakes bite right at the top of the pedal travel to give you fantastic confidence, and we never felt them fade even on the steep way down the mountain from the famous astronomical observatory.

The brakes passed the inspection but the pedal has a lot of travel before the brakes really bite.

Unlike the TVR, the Marcos has quite a lot of travel in its brake pedal.

Following the performance testing, I found the brake pedal softer than before, and the travel was a bit long.

Nailing a heel - and - toe downshift is pure joy, particularly as the brakes are solid underfoot, with instant, feelsome bite right at the top of the pedal's travel.

The only flaw here lies in the regenerative brakes, which offer a little too much light - effort pedal travel before you transition into the mechanical brakes.

The four - piston monoblock Brembo brake setup doesn't feel quite as impressive as I'd expected either, the pedal lacking that solid pedal feel of the best setups and with a slightly long travel.

The former is courtesy of a larger brake master cylinder and booster, drastically reducing pedal travel and making for a firmer, more consistent feel.

But, despite being given a strenuous workout, enough to make them smoke, the performance from these expensive brakes didn't seem to diminish even though the pedal's travel did increase.

When I let go of the brakes the pedal would not travel...

The brake pedal was too spongy for my tastes, although with repeated applications it seemed to warm up and pedal travel was reduced.

The revised brakes are better than before but still don't instil confidence on first acquaintance thanks to a slightly dead feel under foot and more pedal travel than you really want in a car as sporting as this.

The seating position is a little like being in a high - chair and the pedals are a bit light and floppy — until you try the brakes, at which point you'll find a lot of resistance somewhere a couple of centimetres into the travel, making for rather jerky approaches to corners.

Moderate tweaks to the brake feel and throttle pedal travel would be appreciated, but these are minor concerns that an Equinox driver would never notice after a week of ownership.

Well, brake feel is an Achilles heel — there's some dead travel at the top of the pedal, where it should be race - car firm — but to be honest you soon adapt to this and just revel in the brilliance of the chassis.

Stronger brakes wouldn't go a miss to match the performance available, however, and a more natural feel early in the pedal travel would help moderate retardation better, too.

I know these people despise progress in all its forms, but when did that attitude become so literal as to resent another driver for wishing to travel on an open, clear road at the national speed limit, rather than 17mph below it (regular and unexpected jabs at the brake pedal permitting)?

Speaking of slowing down, one unique driving characteristic of this car is the action of the oval, B - embossed brake pedal; its long, springy travel is unlike most modern cars» but somehow seems exactly right for a British luxury car.

The five - speed gearbox is incredibly sweet and the pedals all react just as you want, with the Brembo brakes having strength and depth, and the throttle an incredible response even if you just brush the top of its travel.

Pedal travel is tight, the pressure point precise, the braking distance impressively short.

Interestingly, both Harry Metcalfe and I thought it sounded a little «vintage»; what definitely aren't vintage are the brakes, which feel superbly progressive and strong under your foot all the way from the top of the pedal's travel.

Add in a brake pedal with zero feel for half its travel plus massive A - and C - pillars that block large sections of traffic, and you end up with a thoroughly unenjoyable evening's driving.

The eight - speed never got hung up and the braking feel and modulation were good, though the pedal traveled a little further than I would have liked.