At times, coming up a car ahead with the ACC set to maximum following distance, rather than slowing gradually,
the initial braking felt abrupt to the passenger.
Not exact matches
Larger, thicker front
brakes halt the Rapide S. For both models, a new
brake booster generates surer pedal
feel and increased
initial bite.
Our main complaint during our brief track drive was regarding the
brakes, which didn't inspire confidence during their
initial bite and lacked overall positive
feel.
The
brakes can be a bit noisy in low - speed street use and lack some of the
feel and
initial bite of conventional steel units, but there's no doubting their effectiveness.
In addition the
brake pedal does little to inspire confidence, with a dead
initial feel leading to a sticky pedal that makes small modulations difficult.
The Holden's
brakes were up to task, far more so than its Isuzu cousin, but the pedal
feel was wooden, occasionally resulting in stronger
initial application than was otherwise necessary.
Sure, it couldn't completely shake off the
feeling that it is a utility first and foremost — think busy ride in the rear, tepid
initial throttle response and a heavy duty premise to the controls — but it imbues the driver initially with steering that is full of weighting and feedback, along with disc
brakes at each corner.
An extremely stiff pedal box contributes to a particularly solid pedal
feel, and the
brake assistance is tuned to give a very progressive
feel, while softening the
initial response.
Braking powerful and
feel and control are excellent... past the first bit of
initial brake pedal travel.
Similarly, the
brake pedal is brittle and lacks
initial feel and progression, but there's no question of its effectiveness.