Sentences with phrase «cars under throttle»

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How was it that Porsche shrugged off the whole regrettable 9 - 11 coincidence as easily as it did the car's longstanding reputation for swapping ends under mid-corner throttle lift?

There's a hint that the back - end might become unstuck as you shift from the brakes to the throttle and the car is momentarily not under load, but it never materialises as anything that needs correcting.

The car rotates so precisely under throttle that there's a whiff of the same calculating, computerized machinations that are the essence of a Nissan GT - R.

When a car can hit 60 mph in just 3.5 seconds, there isn't much room under the speed limit for open - throttle shenanigans.

FPP is intended to improve the driver's ability, by varying steering - wheel torque, to sense when the car is approaching its cornering limits, while FPO modulates steering torque when exiting turns under throttle — guiding the driver into making the proper inputs to counter any oversteer.

Or the fact that only one component in the car is heavier — the rear differential mounting bracket that has gained 0.1 pound in order to use the drivetrain's vibration to increase the frequency of the exhaust's «beat» sound under aggressive throttle.

During one long, sweeping left - hander, the Bolt was still responding consistently to my small throttle and steering adjustments without upsetting the car's balance under heavy load.

However if you're used to the way a rear - wheel drive car looses grip under power, performing a slide with Drift Mode on takes some getting used to — instead of backing off the throttle slightly to regain some control, maintaining full throttle doesn't feel very natural.

Either a little lift or prod of the throttle depending on the situation can have the rear of the car moving, and such is the beautiful poise of the V8 Vantage with its engine tucked all the way back up under the dash that it feels like an easy, fluid transition of the load from front to rear.

No, it's better to set the car up well in advance and drive through the corners under power, steering it on the throttle.

The second - generation RS, launched in 2009, looked wild, sounded plain naughty with its turbocharged 2.5 - liter five - cylinder engine and delivered an almost cartoonish driving experience — warbling like a Quattro rally car, weaving around under power and arcing into lift - off oversteer if you wavered for even a millisecond on the throttle mid-corner.

It was a nippy 4 degrees in the morning and the track was damp so the car was lively on its small sports tyres, its healthy 360bhp per ton output breaking traction under small throttle openings.

The resilience of the suspension keeps it beautifully under control through the compression and as you come up out the other side, with the now - unweighted car still turning, you can keep confidently on the throttle and enjoy the flash of oversteer as the rear wheels spin up.

I don't have corroboration or evidence on this next bit, which is just my speculation, but I suspect that there is just a stack up of various tolerances and timings in the system and gains set in the automatic idle throttle controller in the car's computer that for some engines under some conditions stack up in a way that causes the engine to shut off unpredictably.

The car distributes its power more effectively, which enables the driver to get on the throttle both earlier and harder, and it'll hold a tighter line under power during cornering, whereas the standard car begins to wash wide in such conditions.

COD - cylinder on - demand - ensures four of the eight cylinders are cut off under light throttle load, leading to a small sports car - like 225g / km CO2 emissions figure.

The idea is to promote sporty, yet predictable handling under all kinds of road conditions, while allowing the driver to control throttle input to stimulate the vehicle's directional path in much the same way as a traditional RWD car.

In a typical modern, heavily computer controlled, somewhat complex passenger car, is there any difference between pressing the gas pedal vs. opening the throttle valve under the hood by hand?

It's hard to keep out of the throttle too, even though this car will easily get out from under you if there's even a bit of moisture on the pavement.

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Accustomed as we are to swift throttle response, the car's acceleration when under the radar's spell seemed to take an eternity.

On the track, the car is predictable: It can be driven on the throttle with ease and is stable under hard braking and at speed.

No matter how hard you tromp the throttle, there's no issue with torque steer, the tendency to pull hard to one side in a front - drive car under hard acceleration.

Yet, under more than light throttle, engine noise will be as noticeable as any four - pot belonging to cars costing half as much.

The outlets also give away Fs nucleus, as enthusiasts will quickly decipher the car's potential thanks to a distinct howl the engine produces, especially under full throttle.

The Clarity Fuel Cell model also has small EV batteries under the front seat to boost acceleration when you step on the throttle, and before the car can push enough hydrogen and air into the fuel cells stack to create electricity; think of it as fuel cell turbo lag.

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Zora would refer to the original Grand Sports as «lifters» due to their propensity of the car's front end to rise under heavy throttle and you definitely see that characteristic represented here.

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An optional AMG Performance exhaust system (fitted on the local car as standard) offers the same exhaust flap and a dedicated tailpipe trim design, but has a more audible note when the throttle is open and during gear shifting, downshifting and during upshifting under full load.

It would be nice to hear how the car sounds in each mode under full throttle going down the road.

The A6's throttle tip - in from a standing start is annoyingly abrupt, but once under way, the powertrain matches the rest of the car's substantial sophistication.

But what makes the Golf so appealing is how docile it remains under low throttle inputs — it feels no less smooth and easy to drive than the standard car.

Equipped with a four - speed automatic that featured push - button overdrive on the side of the shift knob, the test car accelerated strongly throughout its range, with a moderate amount of engine noise and vibration under heavy throttle.

Accelerating out of pitlane (the six - speed manual is an agreeably slick - shifting unit, and having three pedals really suits the character of this car) the added poke is evident from the outset, even though under throttle the sound quality from the bigger - bore exhaust system isn't hugely different from lesser Golf GTIs (there are far more pops and crackles on the overrun though).

To move 2,900 pounds with 146 horsepower takes a heavy foot on the throttle, and that means engine noise under hard acceleration, though the car is relatively quiet otherwise.

And the clutch take - up on the car is so high that it's hard to find the exact amount of throttle to get a smooth start from a red light — I'm usually over - or under - revving it.

For example, Toyota has recently found itself under fire for failing to equip its vehicles with electronic throttle systems to have a «brake to idle» override that would allow motorists to control their cars if there is a sudden acceleration.