Sentences with phrase «driver input»

It is able to apply the brakes without driver input at up to 124 mph and can bring the car to a complete stop at up to 50 mph.

The essential difference is that the part - time system requires driver input and the full - time one does not.

High levels of damping force maximize driver feeling and feedback from driver inputs including steering, braking and throttle.

Depending on driver input, this A8 can be front -, rear -, or all - wheel drive.

One is fixed by engineering and design, the other tends to be a product of driver input.

It's always possible to lose control of a vehicle due to inappropriate driver input for the conditions.

It also handles well, with minimal bounce and sway and controlled steering that requires minimal driver input.

The variable - ratio steering system provides a quick response to driver input at higher speeds, while making driving easier at lower speeds.

By doing so, it helps maintain the proper dynamic flow, and it manifests what might be best described as blind dialogue between driver input and vehicle response.

Small variations in driver input can result in major changes of vehicle attitude.

Auto stop - start requires no real driver input whatsoever.

It's much better to keep this car on a long leash, give torque preference over power, time driver inputs defensively, maintain a steady flow.

The steering has also been revised with a 2 per cent reduction in its ratio, to take the edge off its responses and help smooth driver inputs.

The only driver input needed was a gentle hand on the steering.

The company says the systems are meant to augment control, not to replace driver input.

This sounds to us like a more advanced version of adaptive cruise control that could also allow the car to pass slower traffic without driver input.

Double ball joints are featured on each of the two upper and two lower control arms, allowing for control of the smallest movements from driver inputs and the road surface.

The system varies the torque as necessary depending on driver input.

They look to reduce the amount of on - screen text, required driver input, and video or animation based infotainment features from future automobiles.

As a manual vehicle driver, you will easily learn what is required of you in terms of driver input.

With the cruise engaged on a relatively straight highway, the FX will maintain a lane without any real driver input.

The system automatically reads road and driver input at a rate of 1,000 times per second, automatically adjusting the dampers for peak performance.

The standard Aventador is by no means a slouch, but the Superveloce (SV), which loses 110 pounds and adds magnetorheological dampers, feels more agile and much more in tune with driver inputs.

Monitoring driver input against the vehicle's actual course, ESC strategically applies brakes on the appropriate wheel, or reduces engine power, when an unstable condition is detected.

A rotary knob on the center console allows driver input by choosing one of five terrain settings: a general driving program; grass / gravel / snow for slippery surfaces; and three special off - road modes: mud / ruts, sand, and rockcrawl.

Other vehicles after lowering will exhibit an increase in toe change compared to stock, this results in the car feeling very «twitchy» on straight, bumpy roads, and at the same time feeling unwilling to turn requiring more driver input than normal due to an increase in roll understeer.

A World's First Technology, INFINITI's Direct Adaptive Steering ® (DAS) removes the mechanical connection between the steering wheel and tires, allowing for instantaneous driver input that can be digitally processed and adjusted up to 1,000 times per second.

Dual clutch gearboxes can operate like a conventional automatic, shifting through the gears seamlessly with no direct driver input, but they can also be used in «manual» mode.

Electric power assisted steering matches driver input to the vehicle's trajectory on the road to make minor adjustments so you enjoy precise turning and a quick response.

Its touch - sensitive surface lets drivers input letters and numbers by finger on top of the touchwheel.

The steering retains its precision and strong mechanical origins, reacting positively to driver inputs while relaying excellent feel and weighting.

There's that similar elevated driving position, while responses to driver inputs don't feel anything like those uncivilized vans of the 20th century.

With Instinctive All - Wheel Drive, the vehicle automatically senses driver inputs, vehicle speed, steering angle, and braking to maximize traction and control.

On - center steering is stable, requiring very little driver input to stay centered on freeways or around town.

With classic Dunlop racing tires fitted, grip is limited, but the steering feel is truly fine and the car responds to driver inputs beautifully.

Safety technologies like lane - departure prevention often send odd feedback to the wheel and sometimes countermand driver inputs.

The steering is highly responsive to even the smallest driver inputs, which requires some restraint since this is still an SUV that stands tall with a high center of gravity and not a low - slung sports car.

Braking is controlled by driver input via the brake pedal, and older braking systems response to a driver braking suddenly or with intense pressure was sometimes to lock up or skid.

These provide better illumination and respond more quickly to driver input so that following traffic is alerted earlier.

The Autobiography Dynamic model also gets a retuned 9 - speed automatic transmission that Land Rover says «responds more keenly to sportier driver inputs.»

On a dual clutch transmission, if second is being engaged while first is being precisely released, all is well, but wear or erratic driver input might be a real problem without computer control to always keep the time, where 2 «gears» are engaged, very short.

It also comes equipped with ProPilot Assist, Nissan's semiautonomous driver assist that will hold the vehicle in its lane and follow the pace of traffic with limited driver input.

Other technical upgrades include tweaks to the optional Audi drive select system, adding an efficiency setting that selects high gears, slows throttle rotation and otherwise blunts egregious driver inputs for maximum fuel mileage.

During a spirited driving session it hunkered down and obeyed driver input with a precision and sharpness that many crossovers simply lack.

The ice amplifies driver input and car feedback.

Whereas the existing six - speed transmission makes shifts sequentially, the 9HP has a skip - shift function for much swifter downshifting under rapid deceleration or from greater driver input demands.

During more spirited driving conditions, sporty, quick shifts are possible as a result of multiple parameters either through a Sport shift mode that requires simple driver input.

This shores up response time to driver inputs considerably and aids the negotiation of torque between the front and rear differentials (which can now each take 100 percent of available grunt).

I, too, used the red key, and while I was unable to partake in any dark, back road drag races or similar hooliganism, in contrast I found a car that welcomes sedate driver inputs.