Sentences with phrase «controlling wheelspin»

The brakes were a letdown though, having to work double - time on the track, both slowing the car and controlling its wheelspin via the electronic limited - slip differential.

Rhrl says, «It's fun with a safety net, because the slide is always induced by g - force, not throttle - controlled wheelspin.»

With dynamic stability control deactivated, a brake - activated electronic differential lock controls wheelspin, allowing all the action with none of the torque steer.

The track was damp for my first session, and the brakes struggled to control wheelspin, which extended well into third gear.

Want a bit of controlled wheelspin to pull you through deep sand?

Another new feature is the Multi-terrain Select system which helps control wheelspin and brake lockup giving the selectable choices of: Rock, Rock & Dirt, Mogul, Loose Rock, and Mud & Sand and with an addition to the Multi-terrain Select system a feature known as adaptive Anti-lock Braking system which adapts to the condition of the road like mud or sand and efficiently uses the ABS to reduce braking distance on any type of terrain.

Not exact matches

However, under load there is excess wheelspin from the inside wheel that triggers the traction control.

Small digression: during Schumacher's world championships with Benetton, rivals suspected traction - control - based foul play, but it was actually the compliant dampers that soothed wheelspin.

(Traction control is on hand to prevent this from happening inadvertently, but it does allow some wheelspin.)

Here, we tried out the standard X-Mode, which integrates inputs from the powertrain, all - wheel - drive system, and traction control to reduce wheelspin.

It's easy to launch hard without any effort, the car's traction control and limited - slip differential mitigating wheelspin without halting forward progress.

With traction control activated, wheelspin isn't an issue in first or second gear, which clonks in at 48 mph.

Here the traction control can do only so much, and rampant wheelspin is never far away.

Full - throttle takeoff is not entirely smoke - free, but wheelspin can be easily controlled, and the almost immediate first upshift consolidates the coupe's composure, so by the time you're in third, traction is — at least in the dry — no longer an issue.

An extension of the stability control system, TVC can briefly apply the front brakes to reduce wheelspin and understeer in aggressive driving.

You can turn off the PSM stability and traction controls completely or leave just the wheelspin - limiting traction control active, but I decided to respect my friend's new toy and leave the safety systems turned on.

Finally, PDK Sport Chrono models adopt a new stability - control setting that allows extra tail - wag and wheelspin.

In the PDK car, launch control makes it laughably easy, the system permitting zero wheelspin but using a fraction of clutch - slip to prevent the 3.4 - litre flat - six bogging down.

It means wheelspin can be controlled extremely well and translates to that 3.2 second 0 - 60mph launch.

With the stability control systems in standard mode, rear wheelspin is frequently and noticeably reined - in by the TC — it doesn't take more than a tickle on the throttle to activate the fun police.

With the traction and stability control in Sport mode, there's a fair bit of wheelspin at launch, but the car quickly grabs hold as I approach the first right - hander.

When an HFP - equipped Accord identical to our coupe arrived in the office, a back - to - back comparison showed that the package did indeed improve body control and calm wheelspin, but torque steer was as bad as ever.

To help enhance rear - wheel grip when accelerating, the INFINITI QX50's Traction Control System senses wheelspin and automatically reduces engine output and / or brakes the spinning wheel to help improve traction.

I punched it around a gentle corner with the traction control off and I couldn't get any wheelspin.

«When we apply the stability control, it counters inside wheelspin by applying the brake to the inner wheels to push the torque to the outside wheel.

The first disables all brake interventions (including the inappropriately named Porsche Torque Vectoring system), but keeps traction control active to stop big wheelspin.

There is four - wheel limited slip, in which wheelspin is controlled by braking any single wheel that loses traction.

Despite its off - road pretensions, the Peugeot 2008 is front - wheel - drive only, but versions fitted with a system called Grip Control offer some off - road capability by limiting wheelspin in slippery conditions.

Hard acceleration in first gear causes some wheelspin and a bit of torque steer, but traction control reigns it in.

Multi-terrain select helps you control brake lockup and wheelspin on the most common off - road terrains: rock, rock and dirt, loose rock, mogul, mud and sand.

Standard traction control helps curtail wheelspin, although the engine has more than enough power and torque to make the optional Vehicle Dynamics Control stability system worth serious consideration, particularly if you live in an area where rain or snow are control helps curtail wheelspin, although the engine has more than enough power and torque to make the optional Vehicle Dynamics Control stability system worth serious consideration, particularly if you live in an area where rain or snow are Control stability system worth serious consideration, particularly if you live in an area where rain or snow are common.

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Multi-terrain Select allows you to choose from four modes that will help regulate wheelspin by adjusting the engine throttle setting and traction control to help provide you with maximum traction on various off - road situations.

By controlling the amount of torque that 3 can be applied by the driver, the system reduces the likelihood of wheelspin to maintain traction and ensure smooth acceleration.

It's all very clever — the traction control doesn't just throw a bunch of ABS at the wheelspin, instead managing the throttle, rear - wheel steering, magnetorheological dampers, and electronic rear differential to put the power down.

Electronic traction control can avoid wheelspin but largely negates the benefit of extra torque / power.

Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) helps you maintain your steered path, while the Traction Control System (TCS) helps reduce wheelspin in low - traction situations.

That system has five modes of travel, each of which adjust the throttle and traction control to help regulate wheelspin.

Indeed, wheelspin is a problem with the traction control off, and the car will gladly understeer itself straight into the ditch if you lack discipline with wheel and throttle.

Launch control did a good job of regulating wheelspin, yet it hardly made a difference from a data perspective.

The new front limited - slip diff will complement the standard rally - friendly features of the RS model including torque vectoring control, which applies brake force to reduce wheelspin at the front axle, and a dynamic torque vectoring system that uses electronically controlled clutch packs at the rear axle to send 100 percent of available rear axle torque to either rear wheel when needed.

Also available is a Self - Leveling Suspension (SLS) with rear air springs that allow for driver control of rear suspension height, as well as computer - controlled raising of rear ride height when wheelspin is detected at low speeds off highway.

The result is less wheelspin and greater control and precision on demanding roads.

There's a new traction control system that allows a user - selectable amount of rear wheel slip, from 1 per cent to 12 per cent for a bit more wheelspin and potentially a nice dab of oppo.

Called Dynamic Torque Control, this set - up is essentially front - wheel drive, but uses an electromagnetic clutch pack to send up to 50 percent of the engine's power to the rear axle when it detects wheelspin.

Of note, we used BMW's Formula 1 - like launch control mode (which won't be available in the U.S.) to achieve our best times; after you initiate the system, all that's required is to keep your foot to the floor the computer manages wheelspin.

If you opt for a CXL with front - wheel drive, you get standard traction control, an electronic system that detects, and then limits, wheelspin of the sort that you'd get on a slick road.

Buyers can choose between a standard six - speed manual gearbox featuring a throttle - blip function, or an optional seven - speed DCT dual - clutch automatic gearbox with the choice of both manual and automatic modes, Comfort, Sport and Sport + driving modes, launch control and a so - called Smoky Burnout function, which allows wheelspin off the line.

With stability control, traction control and snow tires, the Camaro accelerated up hilly suburban DC streets without wheelspin and the car was rock solid in four to six inches of snow on a night when dozens of cars slid off the highway.

They'll also love the lack of torque steer, rack rattle and steering kick, the well - placed pedals that are perfect for heel - toe gearchanges and the ability of the stability control to seamlessly quell low - gear wheelspin, which was easy to induce out of tight turns at the Norwell test track, even in third gear.