Sentences with phrase «car feeling tighter»

You can sense the increase in stiffness just rolling across the larger stones in the car park, with the whole car feeling tighter, stiffer and more honed.

At any rate, based on my day - long drive in a normally aspirated Mini Cooper Convertible, the structure of the car felt tight, with only a hint of steering - column shake on some bumpy roads.

Unlike the Dynasty / LeBaron, these cars felt tight and cornered surprisingly well, winning the hearts of many Americans (and some Europeans).

Not exact matches

Don't ask me how it's possible that a car with the top cut off manages to feel tight for anyone over 5» 10», but Lamborghini has achieved this feat.

We felt quite comfortable in the car and as usual it looks very close in the midfield — we're in a very tight battle with Force India, Renault and Williams.

The holidays mean travel, and on a recent road trip through California I found myself feeling tight and achy from all the time I was spending in the car.

While a tight dress might be a tempting way to impress your date, it may feel more like a bad idea when you're actually on the date and feeling conscious about your food baby after a big Italian dinner, or you can't get out of the car without flashing the valet guy.

The car is 5 years old now, and I've had no reliability problems as of yet, it still feels tight as a drum, so I highly recommend the car to you.

To improve turn in, Ferrari debuted its own rear wheel steering system on the F12 Tdf, making the car feel hyper alert in tighter twistier sections of road.

Although I got just three hot laps in the MX - 5 Cup, I felt at - home in the race car from the warm - up lap, though I'm not sure either of us became so familiar that we could experiment with the Miata's ability to rotate through tight turns.

It never exactly shrugs off its two - ton weight, but body roll is well controlled and although the steering is utterly feel - free, it always leaves you feeling in tight command of the car's line through a corner.

Unexpectedly, we found ourselves preferring the six - cylinder car (with Magnetic Ride Control), which felt more enthusiastic on the many tight and sweeping curves of California's coastal Highway 1.

You really can commit down a tight, ragged, twisty UK road, feeling the V6 make the four - wheel - drive system work to distribute its power while you manage the car's angle with the throttle and steering, all while not worrying about potholes or wet and muddy sections of tarmac as you would in the Giulia.

Everything is angled toward you and feels tight, just like a race car.

You also start to feel the NSX's mass and you can begin to use that to manipulate it around corners; you feel the rear axle go light as you trail brake heavily into tight corners, the car then rotating towards the apex.

But high entry speeds are rewarded with surprising feedback from the electromechanical steering, making this sixteen - foot car feel taut and nimble on tight roads.

But the car is extremely stable at speed and the dampers maintain tight control without ever feeling over-hard.

The gearshift on our fairly box - fresh car is somewhat tight, as though some nylon bushes need to wear in, but the steering instantly feels engaging with no slack at all around the straight - ahead position.

Make no mistake, with so little weight to keep in check and such compact dimensions, the Swift Sport still feels agile and wieldy, especially down some of the tighter and twistier roads of our Spanish test route, but some of the old car's sparkle is missing.

Once rolling, the new car's firmer bushes and tighter setup are immediately obvious — the car feeling taut but pliant over cracks and drain hole covers.

The Vulcan is a big, wide car and it feels it at the first tight hairpin, the tail slipping sideways and the traction control cutting in as Turner makes a swift correction.

Even without the TracKey's race mapping, the Boss engine is significantly modified over a standard Mustang GT's 5 - litre V8, with a new intake and new camshafts helping lift power from 412bhp to 444bhp, although curiously the torque drops by 10 lb ft to 380 lb ft.. It's the only car in the test with a manual gearbox and it's a really good one, with the pool ball - topped gearlever sitting perfectly in the palm of your hand and movement around the gate feeling tight and precise.

Those tight uphill hairpins make all but the most powerful cars feel breathless... on a less extreme road I suspect the ST would feel more muscular.

I found it to be one of the easiest cars to see out of, and I immediately felt comfortable making moves in tight spaces on the street and in parking garages.

The previous 225 Cup always felt rather like the NVH team had decided that a mug of tea and a Hobnob was a better idea than finishing the car off; the 2006 car, however, feels much tighter, more polished, more - dare I say it?

The five - speed transmission feels tight and almost like a sports - car shifter.

Tight body control and strong grip make the car feel secure in bends, but the inconsistently weighted steering ruins your fun.

That helps when squeezing in and out of a tight parking spot, or generally maneuvering in places you really, really wouldn't want to scratch your car; the overall feel is like you're driving a shorter vehicle.

The steering feels neutral all the time and while you'd expect the car to oversteer in typical BMW fashion, the xDrive system and the rear - steering made this 2 - ton Gran Coupe feel nimble in fast corners and right at home in tight turns.

Like the BMW, the Panamera Turbo has rear - wheel steering that makes it feel more nimble and gives it a tighter turning radius, as well as a standard three - chamber air suspension that allows for sports car handling without sacrificing comfort.

Its steering feels sporty and precise, and while its ride quality is supple and forgiving on bad surfaces, this big car offers impressive control and balance when you hustle it around tight turns..

It's a bigger car, but the new model feels easier than an Evoque to drive in all but the tightest going.

Maybe I'm getting old: Climbing in and out of this car is a chore; the cockpit, though bigger, feels small and tight to me (and I've actually lost weight lately), and I don't know, driving it feels like a chore to me, not a joy.

«The nicely weighted and direct steering of the 86 ensures the car retains the involving drive experience of the coupe with a slightly more neutral feel in tight corners on a driver's favourite road.»

The sport settings were not so extreme as to make the Equus feel like a different car, but the tighter suspension setting kept the car from wallowing in corners.

Sport mode instantly changes how the car feels with a tighter steering response and higher revs before each shift.

The car can turn a complete circle in a tight 32 feet, and the wheel has a solid, nicely weighted feel.

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 chassis is tight as any out there, and the car just feels so engaged whether one is going slow, fast, or in between.

The suspension soaks up bumps and potholes just as well as a Sleep Number bed swallows your partner's tosses and turns, but you feel the car's weight on tight on - ramps and corners.

The steering doesn't offer a lot of feedback and you can feel the car's weight shifting through tight bends, but keep things sensible and the CR - V's ride will keep everything calm.

The car competes against midsize luxury cars, but feels narrow from the driver's seat and tight for adults in the back seat.

The car felt comfortably tight, ready to respond to all my driving inputs.

As for me, I prefer a tighter car that feels eager and light on its feet, which is why I would always take a Ford Mustang GT over the Camaro SS.

The two - tone leather - and - suede seats in our car (part of the GT Premium Sport Package) felt reassuringly supportive, especially when we used their six - way power adjustability to wedge ourselves in good and tight.

That's exacerbated by the driving position, which places you low down and towards the centre of the car, making the Touareg feel even bigger than it is when manouevring in tight spaces.

Yet after a close look at the way the Passat is made, with its high quality materials and tight assembly, I feel confident that this car will hold together well for many years.

Going into a tight mountain turn at speed, the suspension felt loose, letting the body of the car float dreamily while the tires tried to bite into the pavement.

Although the wheel has a somewhat weighted feel, the steering is crisp and responsive, and the car can turn a tight circle.

As a result, the car feels nervous when cruising or maneuvering anywhere besides tight switchbacks.