Sentences with phrase «braking feels almost»

The regenerative braking feels almost normal underfoot.

Not exact matches

When life gets busy — as it often does in our fast - paced, 24/7 world — finding time to put the brakes on, sit in stillness, and take a big breath can feel almost impossible.

You can feel the mass giving the brakes a hard time on the approach but almost as soon as you've turned in you can get back on the throttle.

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.

The gearshift is lighter than TVRs of old, but retains that delicious sense of oiled metal teeth meshing together, while the brakes have an almost unservoed level of pedal feel.

The steering is fearsomely fast but almost completely devoid of feel and the suspension really struggles to deal with sudden mid-corner bumps or big compressions under braking, sending the car pitching and weaving when you expect rock - solid stability.

Even with prolonged braking, they are not «even» and feel jerky, almost giving way where you have to apply the brake harder.

The brake pedal has almost no feel and it tends to be a bit grabby.

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.

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.

Ceramic brakes need careful inspection: if they feel like sandpaper it's likely the silicone lining will have carbonised or worn badly (a new set is almost # 10k).

The four - wheel vented disc brakes with electronic brake distribution performed almost Porsche - like, but at only about 27,000 miles on the odo, one staffer noted that the rotors felt like they were warped.

Torque steer is indeed almost nonexistent, and all other onboard technologies work as promised — in a particularly tight set of switchbacks, we swore we could feel the car's Agile Handling Assist system using the brakes to induce rotation.

The brake pedal is surprisingly firm, inspiring confidence and making a joy of pressure modulation; I don't left - foot brake a lot of cars, especially on the street, due to poor pedal placement and lack of pedal feel, but in this car I started doing it naturally and almost immediately, and never switched back to my right foot.

Also, I notice that just before the complete stop is made, it feels as though the brakes aren't catching, and almost a releasing sensation is experienced.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

Dive into a corner with too much speed and you can feel the front end begin to push wide, and despite Audi claiming 100 per cent of the power can be sent to either axle, it's almost impossible to neutralize the car using the brakes or by lifting off the throttle mid-corner.

You do notice a little more push from behind when braking hard, almost giving the feeling that you are pushing the nose of the van into the ground.

I upgraded the brakes almost immediately because I felt the pads were weak and of a lower quality.

It is quick off the line, fast when given running room, handles well, and has almost perfect brake feel.

Explorer felt tighter in almost every way - from the movement of the brake pedal to the folding down of the rear seats.

When diving into corners under braking, it almost felt like the gearbox was downshifting a hair too early when left in full automatic mode.

Driving without assists provides a realistic feel of driving a powerful F1 car as you will need to apply the throttle gradually in an almost feathering of the throttle as a full immediate application of the throttle will result in the backend of the car stepping out and potentially sending the car into a spin, while braking too abruptly will lock the tyres resulting in most likely missing the apex of the corner.

It feels like theres a bike out there for any occasion, some have very small wheels and are designed to be easy to pick up and carry onto trains and busses (or even airplanes if the battery is under 300 watt hours) while other models are almost like mopeds or motorcycles with 100 + mile range capability and regenerative braking.

It takes a little getting used to, but the regenerative braking eventually feels almost better than the usual coasting system, since you don't have to hammer on the brakes all the time to decelerate the vehicle.