With my new Chevy Cruze which has a turbo, it seems like it doesn't matter what I do in what gear, there just isn't
any engine braking ability.
Not exact matches
It's important to note that the main reason we use
engine braking on downhill slopes is to prevent the loss of arguably one of the most critical safety systems in the vehicle, the
ability to stop!
Modern cars have the
ability to do
engine braking down to very low RPMs and even then you don't hear strange sounds from the
engine when the RPM falls down like you used to hear on old cars.
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Examples of Vs are V - twin, V4, V6, V8, V10, V12 and V16 Vacuum Servo: The clever use of the
engine partial vacuum to assist in pressurising the
braking hydraulic system Valve: In
engine parlance Valve is a device that opens and closes an air passage to let in or let out gasses Valve Bounce: A condition where the fast moving valve has exceeded its springs
ability to keep from bouncing up off its valve seat at high rpm.
A lower gear is held for a longer - than - normal period to provide better climbing
ability on hills and more
engine braking on downhill grades.
I pushed the car very hard on these canyons, not really giving it any time to calm down as I took advantage of the full power of the
engine, full stopping
ability of the ventilated Brembo
brakes, and the 0.93 g lateral acceleration limit of the car.
This ensures that the driver's attempt to accelerate the vehicle does not override the ESC service
brake application and verifies the system's
ability to mitigate instability by reducing
engine torque.
In contrast, ESC systems activate the vehicle's service
brakes to vary the
braking on each wheel end combined with the
ability to reduce
engine torque (which reduces power on drive axle wheel ends).
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