Sentences with phrase «damp roads»

Grip, even on damp roads, was as unfeasible as I remembered from my drive in the Eifel mountains last year, and the surging steam - hammer of twin - turbo torque that was already building at 3500 revs was highly promising.

Four - cylinder Highlanders are only available with front - wheel drive, and the tires spun easily on cold, damp roads during moderate acceleration.

The Pacifica also wins a few features battles against the Odyssey, such as full - range adaptive cruise control or 20 speakers to Honda's 11, and matches Honda in offering a built - in vacuum cleaner (Honda had it first), Garmin navigation (Chrysler had it first), active noise cancellation to damp road noise, and tailgates that open when you make a kicking motion under the rear bumper (Ford and BMW had it first).

The key differences between these two strollers is that the Bob has a lightweight aluminum frame with a good suspension system coupled with the inflatable wheels that help in damping the road bumps.

The Adam exhibits plenty of grip around the flowing alpine curves, even on the slightly damp roads we encountered during the tests.

It's $ 27,470 and has the Sport features (minus sporty things like aluminum pedals, rear spoiler, choice of manual transmission) plus new - for - 2018 heated front seats, a 12 - way power seat (driver), blind spot detection («blind spot information system»), and noise damping road wheels.

Early impressions are of phenomenal levels of grip, even on damp roads, and an unremittingly firm ride.

Clearly the TT's taller gearing isn't enough to contain its 50 lb ft advantage over the VW on a damp road.

Turning this into its more permissive «sport plus» mode allows a modest, but predictable, degree of slip — and makes the D3 an amusing companion on a damp road.

The future of the automobile comes into sharp focus as I shiver on the shoulder of a damp road in Northern California, waiting for technical editor Don Sherman to make his first 0 - to -60-mph pass in a Tesla Roadster — a preproduction version of the svelte, $ 100,000 electric two - seater powered by 6831 laptop - computer batteries and the collective enthusiasm of an intrepid band of Silicon Valley engineers and green dreamers the world over.

Grip levels are extraordinary high from the latest Michelin Cup 2 tyres, although introduce some damp roads to the experience and it's clear this isn't a car to suffer fools lightly.

The supple ride doesn't come at the expense of body control when pitched through corners, nor a lack of grip on the damp roads of our drive.

But on damp roads it's also surprisingly frisky, in an amusing way.

The very linear way the torque builds also means the front axle finds very strong traction, even on a damp road.

You see, while KV08's Pirelli P Zeros offer ample grip on dry surfaces, on damp roads it's surprisingly easy to find the rear ones relinquishing their hold quite suddenly, thanks largely to an auto gearbox that's perhaps a little over keen — especially in Sport mode — to drop down a cog or two as you try to gently squeeze on more power for the exit of a bend.

Perhaps a frisson of intimidation, too — at least on damp roads, where you can't help but consider the width of rubber and the promise of a chassis that's even more responsive and aggressively set - up than the previous RS's.

The addition of four - wheel drive as standard does at least provide the A8 with superb traction, and its ability to carry big speeds through fast corners without premature intervention of the stability control system, even on damp roads, is impressive.

On a damp road the front - end grip was dogged, although it did threaten to let go before the back end.

It's clichéd but faced with challenging conditions — damp roads, tricky corners — the SQ5 feels like it's on rails, with excellent road holding and control.

Even on the damp roads experienced during this drive, traction wasn't an issue.

Despite all of these systems, on a damp road on a tight right hand bend, just one third throttle input from my driving colleague was enough for the vehicle to slide, causing the electronic stability control to kick in.

If you're seeking replacement tires that will increase traction on wet and damp roads, switch from your original - equipment all - season tires to summer tires.