Sentences with phrase «damper settings do»

Sadly the firmer damper settings don't suddenly make the C43 any more interactive, but they do help create a better connection with what's going on between the tyres and the road.

Not exact matches

The high - speed run doesn't require much more than checking tire pressures, switching off the air - conditioning, putting the adaptive dampers into their firmest setting, and switching the transmission into Sport mode, which locks out eighth gear.

Mercedes 9G automatic gearbox is the only transmission offered with the SLC43 (only the 184hp, 2 - litre four - cylinder engine can be had with a six - speed manual gearbox), but it does mean you get Dynamic Select as standard, which offers five distinct driving modes (Comfort, Sport, Sport +, Eco and Individual) that provide variations in engine, transmission, steering and damper settings.

You certainly don't need to use the stiffer of the damper settings on the road.

This demo car is a shop window for what BBR can do, so in addition to the boosted motor it has the firm's own suspension set - up, comprising adjustable Spax dampers with BBR - spec springs that are 10 per cent stiffer all round and a little lower at the front, but not at the rear so as to preserve wheel travel.

The GTS does quite a lot to rectify this, with stiffer dampers settings over the regular Targa 4 and 4S, but it feels slightly at odds with what the Targa is about.

The stiffer damper mode is worth exploring on the road — so often these firmer settings are really only appropriate for smooth circuits — because having a touch more support at each corner does take away the very small degree of floatiness in the body that can be felt in the softer mode, without completely ruining pliancy over bumps.

It is a little stiffer, being a performance car, but you do have adaptive dampers that you can set to comfort, which offsets some of that.

No one set of springs and shock absorbers (dampers) can do it all.

This new Supersports hasn't bothered to go on much of a diet, is available with only four seats and doesn't fiddle with the torque distribution, the rear track or even the suspension settings: springs, bars and dampers are all the same as a standard Continental Speed, as are the tyres.

We prefer to personalize the electric steering to Sport, throttle response to Sport Plus and so we do not suffer a herniated disc, set the standard variable damper on Comfort.

The dampers set in «Comfort» are extremely indulgent and the S90 really did surprise us with how well it rode.

Dynamic, electronically adjustable dampers and roll bars keep things moving in the right direction, as does a new set of differentials that not only shifts power from front to rear, but can vector torque left and right to help sling the thing around corners.

On the standard suspension set - up it's a little firm at low speed, particularly on optional 19 - inch alloys, but go faster and the dampers do a good job of filtering out road imperfections.

That said, the adaptive air suspension and a sporty spring and damper set - up with continuously variable damping does a good job of evening out the ride and our first impression suggests that the GLC 63 S may not have as harsh a suspension tune as we've experienced in other AMG models.

It instead makes do with a normal set of adjustable dampers.

Yes, the roadholding from the four - wheel - drive chassis set - up is impressive — even more so if you flick the dampers into Sport mode — but it's hard to play with a Turbo, because you need to be going so quickly to go sideways, the moment it does break loose, there's little chance of getting it back.

The steering comes with more feel, there's an active roll control system that does away with anti-roll bars and uses a pump on each axle to keep the RRS stable, adaptive dampers, stiffer and lighter components and a set of 21 ″ alloys with road - gripping 275/45 R21 tyres (22 ″ with 295 / 40s are optional) and a set of six - piston Brembos.

Even with the dampers set to «Normal» it doesn't seem to roll as much as the Golf, and while the GTI tries its best to imitate the actions of a front locking diff with little brake applications via its «XDS Plus» system, it's an easy car to push into understeer.

The problem with that is many buyers care about the garage and it if they don't see a place where they can envision parking their car, setting up a workspace or just storing their own stuff, it could put a damper on a possible sale.