Sentences with phrase «brakes felt like»

At the same time, the brakes felt like they came off a 1992 Roadmaster.

Racing up to a turn, the brakes feel like they took a nap, and only groggily get to work when I put the pedal down hard.

Behind the wheel, the foot - operated parking brake feels like a real obstacle under your feet until you've disengaged it and it swings up out of the way.

The steering is quick, perfectly weighted and absolutely communicative, the brakes feel like a cheetah's claws clutching the ground, and the car's overall balance is astounding.

Not exact matches

«I want to make him feel like the parking brake is off when he's competing,» she says.

You can feel free to run like the wind with your children in tow safely because of the easy to press foot activated brake which can be engaged for a quick complete stop.

Having a brake literally at your fingertips is a must for any runner because you can quickly stop the stroller in times when you feel like you are picking up to much speed.

As soon as you release the red brake grip, the stroller will stop automatically, and the model's really light handling means its 27 pounds feel like nothing.

I certainly liked the idea of having an automatic braking stroller, but had mixed feelings about the adaptive cruise control.

Featuring pneumatic tires, disc brakes, and a suspension, your child will feel like a real rider.

The plot begins with a jolt and ends with a sudden slam on the brakes; it feels like just one chapter in a much larger story.

Older vehicles like the Pikes Peak racers above have noticeably worse handling and brakes compared to your modern rally cars, so it's going to take some practice before you feel confident tackling each stage properly.

Then Uncle Reid took his foot off the brake and they started rolling, first slowly down the runway, then faster and faster until Todd noticed a queasy feeling in his stomach like the time his dad took him on a roller coaster.

When I hit slightly rough patches of road, especially when braking or cornering, it kind of feels like the car «skips» a little.

(the skidding isn't only when braking though, and I have no error indicators, and it doesn't feel like ABS issues anyways)

The track is greasy and cold but the LC 500 copes well, the big six - piston brakes staying pretty firm and resisting that horrible juddering that can make lapping feel like torture.

If a brake slowly, the pedal feel like there is no brake fluid.

Like many Volkswagen Group products, a slightly over-servoed feel to the brakes can make heel - and - toe downchanges a little difficult, which does take away some of the joy of the manual «box.

It steers really well and the brakes are so smooth.I recently drove about 100 miles and i felt like I was sitting in a comfortable chair.

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.

These brakes look like they could stop a speeding freight train, the steering feels sublime, and the powertrain is clearly ready for war.

However, Pilgrim's on - the - limit lapping in the hairpins reveals an issue that initially feels like brake fade or glazed discs, a diagnosis that makes little sense after an inspection.

Feels like no brakes.

The brakes are exactly what you would expect from a car like this, superbly effective with loads of feel.

I always feel like I'm going to drive down into a ditch when trying to brake.

Coupled to stronger traction, superior stability into the most critical braking area and an ability to ride the kerbs without deflecting the car from your chosen line, it feels like a car you can place with pin - point accuracy, even when driving at the limit.

It's really hard to show the problem to mechanic because it happens not 100 % of the time - sometimes the drop is milder, sometimes it feels like brake is pressed.

Yeah after I let it sit, it would cool down and I press on the brakes while the car is off and sounds and feel like they loosen up.

Most important, the C350e looks and feels just like a C - Class, although a wooden brake pedal and the extra weight sap driving pleasure.

Symptoms: shocking brakes, harder when going faster (higher frequency), both felt on the steering wheel as the brake peddle... when really slow, it feels like the feedback on the brake peddle corresponds to the frequency of turning tires.

These cars are two different answers to the same question; they offer similar braking, acceleration, and lateral - grip performance figures and yet feel nothing like each other.

The feeling and the brake performance is not so nice, but maybe we have to bleed the system again, maybe there is still some air in it because the road car has the same brakes and we never have something like that.

And while the E43 never feels like a light car — it's 1855 kg in estate form, so braking always needs a slightly firmer prod than you expect and you're never pinned into your seat when accelerating — it's always a surprise to step out of the car and find so much bodywork behind you.

Using them almost feels like you've pushed a «brakes button» instead of a pedal — they're working, but it doesn't feel like there's much mechanical action happening underfoot; the RX's mass once again is acutely felt.

I Have bled my brakes and have got it back on road but I feel like its not 100 %.

I've bled the brakes twice and drove the car yesterday and did fine but feel like the brakes can be better although I still have the worn out brake pads on it.

And while it doesn't feel like a big car once you're up to speed, the brake pedal lacks feel and bite mid-travel, just when you want a reassuring grab of retardation.

Chief problem seemed to be the loose feeling from the rear axle, causing it to tramp like an old Capri under hard acceleration and — more alarmingly — judder and shiver under heavy braking, as if the tyres were gripping too hard and almost pulling all the rear ironmongery clean off.

There's still understeer in the pint - size hatchback, and it definitely doesn't like trail braking through tighter turns, but I feel both issues could be solved with a better, more performance oriented tire.

The brakes are equally firm, and the combination gives the BMW a more athletic feel than competitors like the Mercedes - Benz ML350, Land Rover LR4 or Jeep Grand Cherokee.

I make a hash of my first attempt, releasing the brake too slowly without full throttle, which adds a tang of clutch lining to the cockpit ambience, but a few attempts later I make what feels satisfyingly like an optimum start.

Of course, like all electric vehicles that blend regenerative braking into the pedal, there's a loss of linearity and brake feel.

We need to drive the Ferrari in the UK, and in the rain at that, to really feel like we know the F430 intimately, but after a fascinating battle on home turf it's first blood to Ferrari, thanks largely to its superb brakes but also to its higher degree of involvement and connection.

The normally aspirated flat six obeys throttle orders as if it were governed by a telemetric mastermind, the seven - speed PDK dual - clutch gearbox hammers through the ratios like a rapid - fire weapon, stability control works reliably in minimum interference mode, the steering does its best not to let the driver feel its electro - mechanical origins, and the brakes snarl at their ABSolute limit whenever optimism challenges the law of physics.

It is fast and agile, and the braking, steering, and chassis feel like they're all working together to do exactly what you want.

Responsive four - wheel disc brakes, ventilated up front and solid at rear, don't deliver sports - car - like pedal feedback — but neither does the pedal feel like stepping on a sponge.

The pressure feedback from my brake pedal progressively increases as I apply more force to it, but I'm able to push it until it feels like it is stopped by a physical barrier (with engine running and while stopped).

Like the steering tuning, the Toyota Corolla's mushy brake pedal is partially responsible for the car's dull feel.

The carbon - ceramic brakes (six piston at the front, four at the rear) don't quite have the feel and consistency of a Porsche GT3, and the engine — despite its boisterous soundtrack — can't set your nerve endings alight like the best naturally aspirated engines.

He's also impressed with how well the Jaguar's brakes held up to our abuse: «It feels like it's hardly working.