Sentences with phrase «did braking test»

We also did braking test that was impressive with linear pedal bite and effective stopping performance.

Not exact matches

If I had had any ill intent in terms of my driving towards him, brake testing whatever it may be, I still think it's not deserving of that kind of reaction from someone... that person you do have respect for and always showed it on the track.

So what I did was I recruited 28 test subjects and had them complete three laps on the game Gran Turismo 3 for PlayStation 2; and they had a steering wheel, an acceleration [and] brake pad to simulate a real driving experience, and I counted the number of crashes they made during each lap, which was the number of times they hit the wall and also the number of times that they deviated from the course.

In order to test the unit features, the researchers did different tests in a controlled environment, causing the bus to brake when it detected the proximity of a person while the vehicle was running.

The child - sized dummy has just helped me test the first in - car system that can sense an imminent collision with pedestrians and brake automatically if the driver doesn't.

Also, Dos» Santos et al. (2016) showed that in the penultimate step, faster athletes in COD tests displayed greater horizontal braking forces, but smaller vertical impact forces.

We [also] called for a moratorium last year on the consequences of these tests, a brake on the stakes, until implementation was done right.

Something I do on my bikes after bleeding the brakes is what I consider to be the backyard mechanic's hydrostatic system test.

I did the brake cleaner test for that, but it's strange.

now the tts can win tests also if we put the costs aside, which it did in a german magazine a few days ago for the first time, surprisingly the tts had the bether brakes too.

Just keep in mind that the process for achieving the 3PMSF stamp is quite simple and does not take into account braking, cornering, or ice performance — it's simply an acceleration test on medium - packed snow.

A quick test you can do is apply the parking brake, put the car into gear and see if the parking brake is holding.

Spending an extra $ 6200 (above the price of a 370Z with the optional sport package) for the NISMO edition seems reasonable until you know what we learned at the test track: the long slate of chassis and appearance modifications don't actually improve acceleration, cornering, braking, or top - speed performance.

The optional carbon - ceramic brakes fitted to our test car are no lighter than the standard cast iron set - up thanks to the increased size of the rotors and callipers, but they do promise to address the Gallardo's propensity to suffer brake fade in extreme use.

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Corvette Racing came to the Le Mans test with a long to - do list that included evaluating brakes and tires.

I found the steering, though direct, to be a bit over-assisted and also the brakes to be a bit touchy and while that may be just personal choice, the feeling didn't dissipate over the week of our test.

This didn't mean that the track test data showing better braking were incorrect; rather we didn't understand that ABS lacked the necessary functionality to be more effective in the real world.

Forward emergency braking was previously available but now it includes pedestrian detection (we did not test either).

Unfortunately, the Land Rover was not delivered in time for our instrument testing, and therefore did not score any points in acceleration, braking or RTI portions of the test.

If you counted the all - wheel drive wagons on the market, you might not get past two or three fingers.Japan's Subaru offers all - wheel drive wagons, and so does the German automaker Audi, which provided this week's test vehicle, the V - 6 powered 100 CS Quattro Wagon.The 100 CS Wagon sports an impressive array of equipment: anti-lock brakes, driver's side airbag, all - wheel drive and a luxury interior featuring leather seats and wood inlays.Of all European automakers, few have worked harder than Audi to improve its lineup.

The Corvette has not been crash tested, but does feature ABS brakes and stability control.

In our testing, the g - force meter seemed to show only acceleration and braking force — lateral movement didn't seem to be represented.

Since the corporate communications and events staff at Mazda — or any car company for that matter — would prefer we don't actually test features like autonomous emergency braking on public roads, we shall take it on faith that the system works.

Thankfully we didn't have to check out how well the air bag works in our test drive, but we had occasion to apply the anti-lock brakes under simulated panic stops on dry and wet roads.

While not having the opportunity to test fade through repeated heavy use, today's test route did work the brakes reasonably well, especially on the downhill return.

All of that stuff I listed off above does come at a price, but we have to keep in mind that our particular test car is a Vsport Premium model that packs a bunch of other features like 20 - way adjustable front seats, a reconfigurable gauge cluster, your choice of either real carbon fiber or wood cabin accents, color configurable head - up display, aluminum pedals, adaptive cruise control, front and rear automatic braking with collision preparation, a giant sunroof, tri-zone climate controls, heated rear seats and fancier wheels.

It's easy to modulate pressure at the brake pedal, and fade is not an issue, but we don't anticipate much improvement over the sedan's 178 - foot stopping distance from 70 mph in our test.

On our test drive, I wasn't allowed to rely fully on the forward collision system so I did have to brake to a halt though.

We've tested each of the aforementioned extensively this winter in concert with the 2002 MDX (which didn't have stability control, making it really fun) and there seems to be two schools of thought on how to manage engine and braking to control yaw: Either kill almost all power when slip is encountered or let the driver drive through the slip with moderate intervention.

The test car came with anti-lock brakes that I did not care for.

Mitsubishi doesn't always score highly in our annual Driver Power owner satisfaction survey, but the Eclipse Cross was awarded five stars for safety by independent crash - testing experts Euro NCAP, who took into account the car's autonomous emergency braking, lane - departure warning and other sophisticated systems that work together to reduce the risk of collision.

There is Forward Emergency Braking on my model, but I didn't put it to the test (I mean what would I tell Nissan if I got in a fender bender, «Oh you know, just putting the emergency brakes to the test.

There are several systems that contribute to rear - crash prevention, but the three main components being tested here are: backup parking sensors (so you don't hit stuff backing straight), rear cross-traffic alert (so you don't hit stuff coming from the sides when backing up), and rear auto - emergency braking (which saves your ass if you don't pay attention to the previous two).

The test car came with Saturn's optional four - wheel disc anti-lock brakes, which did an excellent job of slowing the car.

The brakes in our test car did not inspire a lot of confidence.

Our test car came with power - assisted disc / drum brakes that did a nice job of slowing the car quickly.

Some of the vehicle components that we do testing on include suspension for a comfortable ride, exhaust system so that you don't have costly repairs, and brake systems so that you know that the vehicle that you're driving is safe.

Our test car did not have anti-lock brakes - and this is a major shortcoming.

I did find the brakes not up to the task of repeated stopping, but that's a test I don't believe many buyers would be attempting.

The vehicle does not have an emergency automatic braking system or collision warning system; therefore, it was not tested for front crash prevention.

As we do with all our tests, we took both rigs to the dragstrip to develop acceleration and braking numbers.

The brakes in our test car did not stand out - they were just adequate.

Our test cars didn't disappoint with carbon ceramic brakes: 14.6 - inch perforated, ventilated rotors with eight - piston calipers on the front, and 12.2 - inch, single - piston rotors for the rear.

[9] Mosler offered to rerun the test using his company test driver and after installing new brake pads in the GTP, and agreed to pay the $ 25,000 if the GTP still didn't lap faster than the Corvette.

And boy do they work — even after hammering the ceramic brakes lap after lap at Estoril circuit on our test drive the stopping power was incredible.

Our test car didn't come with anti-lock brakes.

During our braking tests, it came to rest from 70mph in exactly 45m — a result that would do any hot hatchback credit.

We believe that slightly larger brakes would have helped, but the problem is felt only past speeds of 140kph, so this setup should be fine in day - to - day conditions We did not get a chance to test out the various terrain response systems that are being offered with the car as a majority of our test was conducted out on the highway.

Four out of eight small pickup trucks tested by IIHS earn good ratings for occupant protection in all five IIHS crashworthiness evaluations, but the lack of an automatic emergency braking system and poor - rated headlights mean these pickups don't qualify for either of the Institute's safety awards.