Sentences with phrase «grip of all wheel drive»

This car - based SUV seats five without effort and offers luxury while providing the grip of All Wheel Drive on the road when needed!

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The Sweet Pea E100 Electric Scooter also boasts a ton of impressive features including, a folding handlebar mechanism for effortless storage and transportation, an 8 - inch pneumatic front tire and 4.9 - inch polyurethane rear wheel, and a hand - operated front brake, a pair of 12 - volt batteries, a charger, tools, a chain - driven high - torque and environmentally friendly motor, and a handy twist - grip throttle.

Driving a car at Indy — when there's no power steering — is where you need a lot of grip strength to hold on to that wheel.

The traction of all - wheel drive means you can really chuck it down the road, revelling in the grip and the five - cylinder engine's generous delivery (its 335bhp and 332 lb ft peak figures are identical to the 1M's).

The end goal, Audi claims, was to marry the chassis balance and steering feel of a rear - wheel - drive car with the grip and idiot - proof nature of all - wheel drive.

The all - wheel xDrive models initially react like their rear drive counterparts, but the front axle is called into play when a loss of grip is detected at the rear to neutralize the any oversteer.

Unlike the FWD standard / AWD optional Regal Sportback hatchback, the TourX comes only with a twin - clutch intelligent all - wheel - drive system that torque - vectors its way around corners and can theoretically channel 100 percent of torque to a single wheel if the other three lose grip.

The all wheel drive gives plenty of grip, but I do wish they had offered all season tires for my 19» wheels.

However if you're used to the way a rear - wheel drive car looses grip under power, performing a slide with Drift Mode on takes some getting used to — instead of backing off the throttle slightly to regain some control, maintaining full throttle doesn't feel very natural.

Drive is still sent to all four wheels via a seven - speed S tronic dual - clutch transmission, though the latest setup can now send up to 100 per cent of the car's power to the rear wheels alone, in certain situations, with a torque vectoring effect through the multi-plate clutch on the rear axle to also divert power to the wheels with the greatest grip.

It is a wonderfully balanced car, with phenomenal amounts of grip for a rear - wheel - drive vehicle.

Performance Equipped with all - wheel drive, the Golf R should offer better grip, handling and overall sense of command than the GTI, but some of our editors thought Volkswagen didn't execute this car's all - wheel - drive as well as it could have.

This is a properly quick car once you light it up, even quicker than I was expecting, and useable too thanks to that clever four - wheel - drive system that finds plenty of grip even on greasy winter roads.

And because the intoxicating mix of explosive turbo grunt, tenacious four - wheel - drive grip, and intuitive dual - clutch shift magic makes this 911 incredibly transparent and accessible.

Teamed with an independent rear suspension and the grip of 20 - inch high - performance summer tires, the all - wheel drive made cornering at the limits mere child's play.

Having the engine on the same side as the driven axle can increase gas efficiency and help increase grip to those wheels under «normal» circumstances but it also biases a lot of weight onto one side of the car.

Even equipped with rear - wheel drive instead of all - wheel drive, the chassis doesn't transmit enough information to the driver about what's going on before it's too late and you've exhausted the grip of the tires.

With appreciably more grip from the rear end and still with the standard car's three - cylinder driving those wheels it's very hard to unstick it but as it struggles less for traction the ACS8 can still slingshot you out of corners in an immensely satisfying fashion.

In fact, only with the combination of disabled stability control and aggressive throttle application will you learn the RWS is two - wheel drive — and then the transition from grip to slip comes so quickly, aided by the pendulum effect of that giant engine, that you'll need to be wide awake to gather it all up, particularly on the road.

A sophisticated four - wheel drive system — Porsche Traction Management (PTM)-- constantly monitors individual wheels and distributes torque to ensure that each is to its optimum in terms of forward traction and lateral grip.

Our driver - four - time WRC winner, François Delecour - was happy with the handling on Michelin tyres, and the specially developed EXE - TC dampers were keeping our two - wheel drive 911 connected to the expected mix of low grip surfaces.

On the kind of wide, smooth roads that really ought to suit the big coupe and its four - wheel drive, it feels utterly vague, and the front end appears to have a worrying lack of grip.

Driving the 3.4 manual straight after a go in a «showhome - spec» 3.8 - litre Carrera S with PDK, PDCC and every other conceivable extra felt like a more direct path to whatever flavour of 911 - ness the 991 is seeking to purvey, the mantra «less is more» almost materialising before my very eyes as I gripped a steering wheel that was just that, pure and simple — no buttons at all.

While the Haldex all - wheel - drive system balances the weight distribution and provides low - loss transfer for the power and torque, the springs and dampers unite in a convincing display of iron - fisted control, masking the Golf's bulk with resolute grip and surprising agility.

With our tests occurring on a rainy day, we had a chance to sample these vehicles in the mud, wet sand, and in a rock garden where the lack of grip really allowed us to see how the traction control and four - wheel - drive systems responded in less - than - ideal conditions.

Source: Edmunds * Scintillating power and acceleration from the turbocharged V8 engine; all - wheel drive provides sure - footed stability; supreme cornering grip doesn't come at the expense of ride comfort; lavishly trimmed and equipped interior; more exclusive than BMW M models.

The Michelin was used as the control tyre for the wet rear - wheel drive test and, although it performed well, it was ultimately beaten by the Goodyear Eagle F1, which triumphed in terms of turn - in performance and cornering grip, outstripping both the Bridgestones and particularly the Pirellis in this regard.

The Cupra R comes alive in corners, generating huge amounts of grip, while its limited - slip differential allows it to fire out of bends, making you question if you'd ever really need four - wheel drive.

As we've come to expect from Lincoln cars, there's plenty of horsepower on offer - backed by ample torque - and it can be fed through optional all - wheel drive for even better grip, handling, and acceleration.

Dynamics The Ferrari GTC4Lusso is an exceptionally versatile car in every kind of grip condition thanks to the Ferrari - patented 4RM Evo four - wheel drive system which is integrated with rear - wheel steering for the first time.

Most trucks and SUVs (even crossovers with all - wheel drive) come with center - locking differentials which send power evenly to the front and rear axles, but those axles have their own differentials which vary the amount of power between the left and right wheels depending on the amount of grip available.

There's also plenty of grip, and the rear - wheel - drive layout delivers balanced handling.

Cadillac coil springs help the suspension system provide the wheels with the ability to move independently with the varied levels of the road surface, allowing all four wheels to retain their grip on the road, and the body of the vehicle to glide along relatively undisturbed over uneven driving surfaces.

It not only further improves the grip of the driven wheels, but also increases the cornering speeds at the limit.

Likewise, it allows the NX to be driven as a two - wheel drive car most of the time, until added grip or power is needed.

It allows torque to be distributed to both drive axles whilst allowing them to spin at different speeds, which vastly improves the cornering of a 4 wheel drive car on surfaces with high grip such as tarmac.

It drives mainstream too: Respectably smooth and quiet, with good road manners, decent power (decent enough where I personally wouldn't bother with the available six - cylinder engine) and thanks to all - wheel drive, there's plenty of grip.

Volkswagen Golf R The flagship of Volkswagen's small car range, the Golf R brings turbocharged performance and all - wheel drive grip together in a blisteringly hot five - door package.

Forged alloy wheels fitted with Pirelli P Zero ™ Corsa System tyres make the 650S even more exciting to drive, providing huge reserves of grip to complement its intelligent aerodynamics.

RS - specific features include a high - performance RS braking system with front «wave» rotors (the fronts are massive 365 mm units gripped by eight - piston monoblock brake calipers) and, of course, the latest quattro all - wheel drive system.

The C - Crosser's integral transmission allows drivers to have a choice of three settings, dependent on road conditions and driving style: two wheel drive, four wheel drive and a lock setting designed for low grip conditions.

It's front - wheel drive (only the 1 Series offers rear - wheel - drive thrills in this class), but the suspension feels sporty, with little body lean in corners and plenty of grip.

Regardless of output, the T6 engines are smooth and powerful, and the all - wheel - drive system apportions power to individual wheels to maximize traction and grip through turns or on slippery roads.

I find the 16» wheels & low rolling resistance tyres lack sufficient grip to hustle along really quickly on winding routes but I am still getting used to rwd after a 17 year period driving fwd / 4wd cars, so perhaps it is my courage that is lacking rather than absolute levels of grip!

The Q4 all - wheel - drive system grips in all sorts of conditions and is the perfect compliment to such a powerful engine.

The handling certainly has gained in terms of overall agility, feeling less reliant upon the four - wheel - drive system for grip and more accommodating to sudden changes in direction.

That minority of drivers investing in the Performance Package for off - track use should also consider upgrading to the AWD model, which provides a 50/50 front - to - rear power split and adds a viscous, limited - slip, center - differential transfer torque to those wheels with the most grip when driving in off - road situations.

As an all - seasons car, the four - wheel drive version of the Vitara is a practical choice — it might not climb a mountain or cross a river like the Land Rover Defender, but it's perfectly capable of crossing a muddy field or finding traction on icy roads where two - wheel - drive cars would scrabble for grip.

The GLC however does make the most use of its all - wheel - drive setup and there is enough grip to rip the road right off its foundation.

, oodles of power and grip, hugging seats... and thank goodness for all wheel drive or this thing would be basically undrivable.