Sentences with phrase «car feel planted»

The car's suspension is quite firm, but in true BMW tradition, the damping is sublime - it helps what is essentially quite a stiff car feel planted and not overly fidgety / bouncy.

Changes to the suspension's geometry, springs, dampers, and tires have made the car feel planted but not stiff - legged.

Wind noise and road noise post clear acoustic warnings even before you venture into triple - digit territory, although the car feels planted as a Mercedes - Benz.

At 70 mph on the highway the car feels planted and secure, which is very much appreciated when nearly everything else on the road is bigger than you — even with the two extra doors.

The cars felt planted and stable in quick transitions, a real feat considering the curb weights for both sedan and wagon hover around 4000 pounds.

This system seemed to contribute to the car's acceleration from stop, and generally the car felt planted.

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We'll need a more extensive road test to get to the bottom of them, but suffice to say the car didn't lurch alarmingly one way or the other when we blasted out of the pits — it felt as planted as ever.

Composure and balance inspired confidence, and I could feel the V - 6's turbochargers spooling up as I kept accelerating along the ramp, the magnetorheological dampers keeping the car planted and stable.

It gives the car a seriously planted feeling that inspires confidence when pushing on.

Plant your foot on it, though, and the entire car seems to gather itself and burst forward on a surge of power that feels like surfing a gnarly Hawaiian wave.

Not that an AWD car is for people who can't drive... far from it, but it does give piece of mind and comfort to many, and that feeling of being planted on the road in a powerful car.

With Sport S +, the same things happen, plus the steering and suspension firm up — but only marginally so, perhaps most notably at highway speeds, as steering effort rises and the car feels more planted.

The suspension is rarely upset by imperfections and lends the car a planted feel, but the relatively soft tuning permits too much body roll, dulling the Optima's responses when pushed a bit harder through switchbacks and esses.

The suspension setup also allows the tires to maintain gooey contact with the road in a prodigal display of rebound control, so even when the front end gets light as you get into the gas (as air - cooled 911s are wont to do), the car stays planted enough so it never feels on the verge of spitting you off the road in a cloud of understeer.

Once the roll settles during the turn, the car doesn't wallow back and feels planted and predictable.

«You can plant the Sonata in a bend and it feels like a car with much more sporting credentials,» said Tingwall.

This, along with the 928's 50/50 weight distribution and hydraulic - assisted rack - and - pinion steering box — a well - weighted and precise setup that translates every input into a perfect adjustment — lends the car a naturally balanced, confident, and planted feel.

Ford says that in designing the GT500's aero to deal with the stress of 200 mph, it also improved the car's feel all around so it remains more planted at all speeds.

Sure, the 2.0 - liter is smooth and quick to rev, but you certainly feel like you're calling a lot of attention to yourself (especially in a bright red car) with your foot planted for so long as the howling engine announces your juvenile maturity to anyone within a half - mile.

Not that the factory feels like any other German car plant I've ever been in.

Once you've come to grips with its limits and begin pushing with some intent, the car feels wonderfully planted and very secure.

With AWD the car is controlled and planted and feels capable of almost anything one would ask, and all year» round to boot.

Get on the freeway and the car covers ground quickly, feeling solidly planted at all times.

Mostly, save for a few moments on wavy asphalt that managed to upset the suspension just a hair, the C.P. cars feel even more planted and stable than their «mere» M5 and M6 cousins.

The feel is that the car is well planted, with all of the weight placed low down - which is exactly the case because of the car's battery.

The Corsa VXR's stiff suspension is a characteristic that's all too common in modern performance cars — it provides a planted and assured driving feel, but when you're not driving «on the edge» comfort is compromised.

Even when the rear of the car went out wide on the corner, the 328xi still felt planted.

The car feels beautifully planted and controllable on any pavement, and sometimes so quick that it's hard to believe there's «only» 350 pounds of torque on tap.

In terms of handling the Micra diesel does feel more planted compared to the CVT, thanks to the extra weight and is one of the good cars when comes to drive and handling.

Sitting on a new version of the renowned Ibiza «Agile Chassis», with wider front and rear tracks (30 mm and 33 mm respectively) the new car looks and feels even more «planted», and delivers both a composed ride and class - leading, sporty handling.

The all - wheel - drive Crosstour handled some dicey slippery road conditions without a problem, the car feeling particularly well - planted thanks to its lower center of gravity compared with the taller brutes out there.

At 9 / 10ths, the Mini somehow manages to feel planted and dynamic at the same time, but what's really odd is that the Cooper S feels like a much better car when driven like a maniac.

Weighing some 4,190 pounds, the rear - drive 450h is no lightweight, but its variable - geared electronic steering, the well - sorted chassis and suspension and adaptive suspension contribute toward making the car manageable, nimble and grippy on twisty roads, while also helping it feel very stable and planted at high speed.

There's very little body roll giving the car a confident and planted feel, which is one of the factors that make me like the Evo more than the Subaru Impreza WRX STI.

Brett, we're all free to hold our own opinons, the fact remains that during my test drive of the cars over the same roads the BMW felt unsecure where the S3 felt planted.

The car feels well planted on highways and through the bends, there is adequate weighting and response from the steering and the cabin is relatively quiet on all but the coarsest of surfaces.

In Sport mode with the adaptive suspension firmed up, the near -4,000-pound Stinger felt planted through gradual, high - speed bends and handled side - to - side weight transfers remarkably well with an acceptable amount of body roll for a grand touring - type car.

The new suspension doesn't transform the eco car into an eco carver, but it does help the Prius feel more planted over bumps, quieter on the highway and more stable during cornering, emergency lane changes and off - ramp acceleration.

Arguably, the car is a delight to drive and despite its dimensions, weight and high ride height it felt light, thoroughly planted and extremely responsive.

Overall stability is fantastic and the new Amaze has a secure, planted feel of a bigger car.

Tapping the paddle shifters between second and third gears, taking traffic - free turns at speed, the low roofline of the Scirocco R gave a more planted feeling than the boxier Golf R. With the DCC in its Sport program, the suspension felt rigid and the car cornered flat, with little discernible body roll.

The roadster's suspension soaks up bumps, rather than skipping over them, which makes the car feel more planted under dynamic driving conditions.

The Continental isn't the kind of car you drift around the corners — its tail stays firmly planted — instead weight and grip conspire to make hard cornering feel almost casual.

The car is firmly planted, thanks in no small part to the computers you can feel keeping everything in check at all times.

«The car feels as planted as a [BMW] 3 - series,» wrote one owner.

The car feels more planted at high speeds and doesn't feel nervous around corners.

If you are going for the Limited edition, then probably HP is not exactly the reason you arr buying this car but either way, the car felt really great on highway and very planted on curves due to the improvement on the Aero dynamics and underbody cover.

Finally, IDM's Active Ride Control automatically applies brakes as needed on individual wheels to settle the car and help it feel more planted over bumpy pavement.

In dynamic mode the car feels absolutely planted when sweeping through the twisty sections of roads, the steering becomes heavier and throttle feedback gets sharper.