Sentences with phrase «dampers stiffen»

The car lowers 0.4 inch, the dampers stiffen, and a layer of body roll disappears.

The dampers stiffen up and do a good job of reining in the chassis.

The steering and dampers stiffen up and the ride quality is just superb.

The dampers stiffen up by around 20 per cent in Sport mode.

The steering gains noticeably more weight (although it is still not heavy) and the dampers stiffen a little more (although the ride remains remarkably pliant).

But with the dampers stiffened up, the roll is minimized and the Cupra is more willing to rotate.

There's plenty of performance at play even with the shifter in Drive, though Sport does sharpen the car's reflexes, and Sport combined with manual shifting — and with the dampers stiffened up — makes the Ghibli very playful.

Not exact matches

The door count, happily, is the only sop to marketing in U.S. showrooms: Euro and American Fiesta STs are blessedly identical in all key respects, including their stiffened spring and damper rates and 17 - inch wheels and tires.

However, the lowered and stiffened springs and revised dampers of the latest car have effected a transformation.

Ride height was lowered by 1.0 inch, the rear track was widened by 0.6 inch, and the active dampers were stiffened mercilessly.

Drivers looking for the sportiest setting will likely dial the system to the so - called Dynamic mode, which stiffens the dampers, sharpens the steering, and elicits an ominous red glow from the cabin's mood lighting.

The AMG Adaptive Performance suspension has been stiffened up with a more aggressive spring / damper tuning, rounding out the SLS» upgrades under the skin.

Again the specifics depend on the car of choice but, in general terms, lowering and stiffening the springs, uprating the dampers and fitting firmer anti-roll bars will improve your cornering capabilities.

Everyone will appreciate the adaptive suspension, though; push the button to stiffen the dampers, and the DBS becomes even more commensurate in spirit with its 510 - hp, 48 - valve, 5.9 - liter powerplant.

Instead, all four of the car's dampers are hydraulically connected and an on - board management system allows independent movement when a more comfortable ride is required but then stiffens up the outside corners when roll needs to be reduced.

Doing this also stiffens the dampers, adds weight to the steering and tilts the throttle map so dramatically towards top - of - the - travel sensitivity it's initially a little alarming.

Mini's John Cooper Works sports suspension is standard fit, dropping the Countryman by 10 mm as well as stiffening its springs and dampers and strengthening its anti-roll bars.

The trackday focus intensifies with the suspension, where you'll find the springs and dampers have been stiffened.

One button stiffens the optional Skyhook adaptive dampers.

Suspension is lowered and stiffened with thicker anti-roll bars, although there is also an option for even firmer springs and dampers.

We're in Race, the most aggressive of three modes, which stiffens up the rear dampers and virtually eliminates body roll and pitching.

Sport stiffens the dampers and sharpens the steering.

Instead, a single dynamic mode button stiffens the dampers and tightens up the active rear differential — not that you need it.

It's clearly a firm set - up, even before the sport button is pressed to stiffen the dampers (PASM — Porsche Active Suspension Management — is an option), but while it's taut both laterally and longitudinally, there seems to be some give in the suspension mounts or tyres, lending an unhelpful elastic feel that smudges its accuracy.

Race mode stiffens the dampers to their most aggressive setting, reducing body movements and increasing adhesion to the road for more precise high speed driving.

The more sport - oriented modes sharpen throttle response, select a more aggressive transmission shift map, firm up the dampers, stiffen the antiroll bars, quicken the steering ratio, reduce the power - steering assistance, and raise the stability control's intervention threshold.

The springs and dampers are upgraded to racing specification with stiffened front and rear anti-roll bars and the option for rose - jointed wishbones.

• Double wishbone suspension adjustable for toe, caster and camber - front suspension modified for extra camber and castor • 2 - way adjustable Koni dampers • Stiffened front and rear anti-roll bars • Spherical bearing suspension upgrade package (optional)

In the Ice program, the shifts are automatic only and exclude high revs, while the yaw control (which Ferrari calls CST) is highly sensitive and the shocks are soft; Slippery allows automatic or manual paddle shifts, still with the soft dampers, while Sport stands for all normal driving on public roads with stiffened dampers and less sensitive CST.

We're not talking jut stiffening up the dampers and anti-roll bars a little, either (though the rear monotube dampers are unique to the NISMO); the whole platform has been blueprinted to be stiffer from the get - go, thanks to a reinforced floor pan.

For instance, for road driving, the suspension stiffens more as your speed increases, and when cornering the outside dampers will stiffen to reduce body roll.

Flip the adaptive dampers into sport mode and the whole car stiffens up just enough without being uncomfortable, the steering gets a bit heavier and more responsive and the whole X5 seems to just shrink around you.

To compensate for the new setup the steering has been tweaked, the damper settings tightened up and the front anti-roll bar stiffened up ever so slightly.

Along with new coil springs and damper calibrations, anti-sway bars have also been stiffened.

It gets new coil springs and damper calibrations and stiffened anti-sway bars that have lowered the car's ride by 10 mm (0.39 inches).

A R + button stiffens the suspension dampers, sharpens throttle response and unlocks the turbo engine's full fury.

I cranked it immediately to Sport +, which stiffened the flow through the control damper that sits on the outside of each main shock absorber.

And, finally, underneath there are 12 percent stiffer springs, a 10 percent quicker steering rack (not that I remember thinking it needed one) and the latest - generation magnetorheological dampers — they can stiffen or soften very quickly, is what you need to know about those.

Selecting Sport + mode sharpens the throttle, adds weight to the steering and stiffens the dampers, but the Mercedes» front tyres start to lose grip more easily than we'd like.

The car comes with a passive coil suspension setup as standard, but there are no fewer than four «adaptive» alternatives to that — Comfort, Dynamic, Professional and M - Sport — which introduce active dampers, a self - levelling air - sprung rear end, stiffened and shortened springs, active anti-roll bars and an active «Dynamic Performance Control» rear differential into the mix in varying combinations.

Damper control is also an option, and one we'd recommend, as it allows you to soften or stiffen the suspension depending on the scenario.

The sports suspension on Cooper S and JCW stiffens and lowers the car noticeably, though optional adaptive dampers help because they let you toggle between a comfort and sports setting — pricey though they are.

The new car has more advanced dampers that are able to stiffen and slacken on their own (there's no switch for the driver) depending on driving conditions.

This simple system, relying on an electromechanical valve that stiffens the hydraulic dampers, was in the European - model Scirocco I tested last year.

Aston Martin also stiffened the suspension and the suspension system now uses Bilstein dampers.

The suspension was been lowered and the double wishbone suspension has been rose jointed and fitted with two - way adjustable Koni dampers and stiffened competition springs.

When that button is pressed the lab coats have ensured the car becomes more responsive with a more more aggressive torque - map, reduced power assistance for the steering and stiffening up the Adaptive Damper System by 30 per cent.

«Sport» mode activates a noticeably stiffer damper set - up, while «Sport Plus» allows further stiffening of the suspension to achieve maximum longitudinal and lateral acceleration in ultra-dynamic driving situations.

Our test car was fitted with optional adaptive dampers and selecting Sport to stiffen them does remove some of the body lean.

The adaptive dampers give the ST Cupra a wide breadth of abilities, with comfort mode allowing smoother progress and Cupra mode stiffening up the car when you start attacking corners.