Compared with other conventional vehicles, the ELR's
brakes feel disconnected, artificial and not as strong as they could be, but to me they're no worse than nearly any other electric car's system.
Not exact matches
The steering is precise, the suspension absorbs bumps but doesn't make you
feel disconnected from the road, the
brakes are quite good, and the transmission responds quickly to throttle inputs.
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.
There's not much battery regenerative deceleration in the default mode, yet the drivetrain doesn't
feel disconnected and the action of the regenerative
brakes is very linear.
While this isn't a detriment to
braking performance, it left me
feeling a bit
disconnected from the road.