New brake pads provide significantly greater surface area for
improved braking feel and fade resistance.
New brake pads provide greater surface area for
improved braking feel and fade resistance.
Its extra width does it no favours on the narrow, unmarked roads around the Venetian hinterlands but its lighter weight (some models shed more than 100 kg) and
improved brake feel make the German sedan more satisfying to drive hard.
Other changes include a revised Servotronic power steering for improved feel and feedback, optional fade - resistant carbon ceramic brakes provide
improved brake feel (only available on 20 - inch wheels), new, more upright front grille and larger lower air intakes give improved airflow to aid engine cooling; chromed headlamp bezels, two new exterior paint colours (Cumbrian Green and Granite), two new leather hide colours (Newmarket Tan and Cumbrian Green), new low - friction dampers, new «Sport Traction» mode for the Bosch 8.1 ESP system and a Bentley «B» brake pedal.
-- Optional fade - resistant carbon ceramic brakes provide
improved brake feel (only available on 20 - inch wheels).
New four - wheel - disc brakes with Duralife rotors
improve brake feel and potentially double rotor life.
The brakes have also been revised with a two - stage booster to
improve brake feel.
There's also a new double wishbone rear suspension that replaces the old torsion beam setup for improved ride and handling, as well as a new active hydraulic booster for regenerative braking to
improve brake feel.
Not exact matches
All models have four - piston Brembo front
brakes, magnetorheological dampers, and GM's HiPer Strut front suspension that decouples the steering and suspension geometries to minimize torque steer and
improve on - center
feel.
There's also new suspension geometry for maximum grip; the front suspension's geometry has been revised to
improve steering
feel, (the steering remains an electro - hydraulic system) while the rear set - up is tweaked to
improve braking stability.
Revised steering (a specially modified steering rack, designed to reduce friction and
improve feel),
improved wheel damping (via Bilstein shocks), uprated trim, and Lucerne
braking components are all aimed at providing the LaCrosse Super with more over-the-road speed.
Chevrolet says the ’03 model has «
improved brake performance, better pedal
feel, and quieter operation.»
Ford has revised the hybrid system to allow electric - only operation until 40 mph (up from 30 mph), and has made extensive revisions to the
brake system to
improve its
feel.
Managing weight,
improving antidive and antisquat, stiffening steering, and
improving brake response and rigidity are among the most important factors in making the new Miata
feel as sensational to drive as it ever did, with every - thing operating in perfect harmony at a higher level.
Special shock absorbers with Amplitude Selective Damping and what Kia calls a Hydraulic Rebound Stopper are said to
improve the ride quality over broken pavement, and the car's
brake discs are larger for better stopping power and
feel.
Other improvements included in the 6.2 update include the addition of automatic emergency
braking and blind - spot warning as new active safety features, along with
improved sound quality from the audio system, a valet mode that limits the car's power output, and slight changes in the accelerator and
brake pedal
feel.
Lexus also upgrades the
brake system for a firmer pedal
feel and
improved fade resistance.
Agile Handling Assist utilizes
brake vectoring to
improve corner traceability and promote a confident handling
feel.
We now have stiffer springs and engine mounts, new suspension arm bushes and
brakes that have been «refined» with the aim of
improving pedal
feel.
Performance is more than adequate, with appropriately large
brakes to haul it down with authority and
improved pedal
feel thanks to a dual - bore master cylinder.
This change of chassis should help trim pounds from the A6's curb weight and, as a happy consequence, also
improve vehicle dynamics such as suspension control, straight - line performance,
braking and steering
feel.
The
brakes definitely
feel improved and this is not that easy to do for regenerative setups, as hybrids including the Sonata before have
felt less progressive.
Torque vectoring helps to rotate the car while you're turning by
braking the inside wheels, which makes it
feel more agile as well — and the Ford's four - wheel - drive system helps send grip where it's needed for
improved traction.
Plus, the Land Cruiser has Downhill Assist Control for low - speed descending control and what Toyota calls «Off - Road Turn Assist,» which tightens the turning radius by applying slight
brake pressure to the inside rear wheel to
improve off - road driving
feel.
StopTech High Performance Big Brake Kits offer significantly
improved braking performance,
feel and modulation over stock systems and are available in a variety of caliper color / rotor finish options.
So, too, the
brake feel is vastly
improved over before, though a large amount of pedal travel is still required before the stopping starts.
The increased disc size
improves stopping power and fade resistance as well as
improving brake pedal
feel.
The Range Rover is equipped with a new
braking system which has been comprehensively updated to provide enhanced stopping power and
improved driver
feel.
The results are noticeable in a variety of driving conditions — a smoother and stronger acceleration
feel when entering a highway, a more relaxed
feel on winding roads due to less throttle input, and
improved re-acceleration after cornering
braking due to less kick - down (automatic transmission) or down - shifting (manual transmission).
The innovative electromechanical system
improves braking performance through a faster increase in pressure and makes it possible to vary
brake feel jointly with the Alfa DNA Pro system.
The traditional fun to drive character of the Fiesta has been preserved and further
improved, according to Ford, with the new model said to deliver more grip, shorter
braking distances, and
improved steering
feel, without affecting ride quality.
The 2016 ELR's steering and suspension upgrades include: Revised calibration of the HiPer Strut front suspension Increased front spring rates and a stiffer rear axle Stiffer bushings for the front lower control arms, cradle mounts and Watts link in the rear suspension, for more precise control with no loss of ride quality Revised calibrations for the Continuous Damping Control system Front Damper Rebound Spring added New steering calibration tuned to complement the revised chassis and suspension systems Revised
brake hardware and system calibration for
improved application
feel.
First, while
improved, the regenerative
brakes still have a jerky pedal
feel that take time to get used to.
New for the 2016 ELR is the addition of a optional Performance Package which adds: New 20 - inch summer - only performance tires — mounted on new sport wheels — that
improve lateral grip by nearly 10 percent Front Brembo four - piston
brake calipers (with the Cadillac script), with 13.6 - inch - diameter vented front rotors and 12.4 - inch vented rear rotors that
improve 60 - to - 0 mph stopping distance by nearly 12 percent Specific calibrations for the Continuous Damping Control and electric power steering systems Sport steering wheel with a thicker rim for a sportier
feel.
The ELR Performance Package includes: New 20 - inch summer - only performance tires — mounted on new sport wheels — that
improve lateral grip by nearly 10 percent Front Brembo four - piston
brake calipers (with the Cadillac script), with 13.6 - inch - diameter vented front rotors and 12.4 - inch vented rear rotors that
improve 60 - to - 0 mph stopping distance by nearly 12 percent Specific calibrations for the Continuous Damping Control and electric power steering systems Sport steering wheel with a thicker rim for a sportier
feel.
Electric variable - assist power steering and a four - wheel disc
brake system with Duralife
brake rotors (along with
brake pedal revisions to
improve feel and effectiveness) help control the 355 horsepower or 420 horsepower beast.
Changes to the Continental GTC for 2009 include a new more upright front grille, larger lower air intake, chrome headlamp bezels, retuned Servotronic power steering for
improved feedback and
feel, new optional Follow - to - stop, radar — based Adaptive Cruise Control, optional carbon ceramic
brakes with 420 mm front and 356 mm rear discs and eight - piston callipers (only available with 20 - inch wheels), two new exterior colours (Aquamarine, Blue Crystal) and a new interior colour (Aquamarine).
Other new tech includes stop - start technology; and a redesigned
brake system that shortens stopping distance and
improves pedal
feel while increasing rotor and lining life.
A single 10 - inch
brake booster with a tie - rod structure was utilized and tuned to
improve feeling, effectiveness and firmness.
The front
brakes are of a new design, with a stiffer caliper and new - generation pads to enhance
braking,
improve feel and reduce
brake dust.
The
improved brake pedal
feel is also welcome.
Larger front
brake disc dimensions and a larger master cylinder
improve stopping performance and pedal
feel.
Panic
braking distances could be
improved but
brake pedal
feel is excellent.
The Z (r)'s already advanced
braking system has been upgraded to include
improved overall
brake feel, better fade resistance and
improved NVH.
Behind the wheels, larger
brake rotors
improve overall
braking performance and
feel.
As expected from a driver's car like the CT6, the system provides
improved brake pedal
feel and enables increased opportunity for engine stop - start operation.
The
brakes, too, have been
improved with a much firmer pedal
feel that requires far less travel to engage the beefy disc
brakes.
A new
braking system boasts
improved capability and a more «blended» regeneration
feel.
The technology provides dynamic advantages in the form of reduced unsprung mass with a
brake that is lighter than a standard cast iron
brake, has better thermal stability,
improved cooling and produces a more consistent pedal
feel.
The body has been designed to deliver a new driving experience including a new fully independent rear suspension,
improved pitch control during hard acceleration and hard
braking, and less body roll to
improve the overall
feel and ride.