Sentences with phrase «limits of adhesion»

Track switches off stability control, so I went with Sport +, which allows drivers to probe limits of adhesion with less potentially dire circumstances.

At speeds in excess of 220mph even the tiniest bump in the road or sudden gust of wind can have a dramatic effect because the cars are constantly on the very limits of adhesion.

However, despite the TVR's lower limits of adhesion (which in ultimate terms are still pretty darned high), it's the Marcos that has the more indulgent chassis.

Although ESP will cut in abruptly and pull the car back in line at the very limit of adhesion (only in the AMG cars can you fully turn off ESP), take off a bit of lock and add a little more torque and you can still pull off a graceful four - wheel slide.

Again, grip was plentiful and, when the limits of adhesion were reached, the Michelin UHP tire gave us plenty of warning, with a progressive drop in its hold on the rain - soaked circuit.

When the car reached its limit of adhesion, drivers were encouraged to get on the throttle to get their drift on while staying on line.

Turn - in is brisk, but the A4 no longer tends to overshoot the limit of adhesion, leaving you to struggle with ever - changing front - tire slip angles.

More aggressive torque vectoring helps it claw through corners more quickly, and more communicative steering lets you approach the limits of adhesion with greater confidence.

Feeling and looking like a drenched wharf rat when the planet backed us into 93 - degree humid heat well before noon, I had calmed down somewhat, because this obviously was no nasty beast as long as one drove it within the limits of adhesion.

Although there is a faint trace of body roll that warns you're reaching the limit of adhesion, the transition past that threshold is prompt rather than progressive.

Even when cornering along the limit of adhesion, the heavyweight SUV remains flat and composed, stable and attentive.

The S8 handles well and holds its own when driven hard, but like the S63 AMG and BMW's B7 Alpina, it is hardly the car for dissecting tight corners at the limits of adhesion.

Even through corners taken at the limit of adhesion, the 911 Turbo's body motions have been reduced by a tangible amount.

The GT3's steering wheel tells you both when the front tyres are at their limit of adhesion, but also passes back messages about the surface you're passing over.

Blistering straight - line acceleration from today's most expensive Mustang is a given, but the GT500's best trait is its balance at the limits of adhesion.

Of course, when you've had the option of adjusting the balance of your car with a switch on the steering wheel, the Gallardo's old - school method of telegraphing the limit of adhesion seems a bit low - tech, but when it comes to deploying a rampant 500bhp to the road as cleanly and safely as possible, all - wheel drive will always have an advantage over an E-Diff, no matter how clever.

We're here to find the limit of adhesion for each of GingerMan's eleven turns with our relatively narrow 205 - mm tires.

You can feel the tyres nudge towards their limit of adhesion.

Beyond the limit of adhesion, however, 911s of all vintages have frightened us with fickle straight - line stability, a heart - stopping blend of power - on and lift - off oversteer, and the infamously terminal counterswing that punished those who applied too much or too little opposite lock too early or too late with a guaranteed visit to the ditch.

It's not that the Ferrari is twitchy - far from it, in fact - but it manages to resist understeer so completely that when you begin to tease the limits of adhesion it's always the tail that's going to move.

Around Lotus» Hethel track the high - speed balance is exceptional, its adjustability on the throttle so precise and manageable that you drive below, on or over the limit of adhesion however you see fit.

While the benefit is totally symmetrical under hard braking, aero vectoring automatically shifts the load to the inner rear wheel when cornering at the limit of adhesion.

I take one local car buff for a spin around the reaches of the empty parking lot of the adjacent mall and, er, test the limits of adhesion.

Even under high throttle loads the limits of adhesion are high, with the AMG GT S refuting attempts to set the rear tyres ablaze in a manner most unlike the Mercedes - AMG we know.

The Audi may feel meatier and its suspension stiffer, both lending the impression it will be quicker around a track, but its weight distribution — more weight over the front tires — would likely play havoc at the very limits of adhesion.

Sutcliffe was at the press launch held at the Circuit de Catalunya and had a merry old time testing the limits of adhesion and wear rate of the R Coupé's rear tyres.

Body roll is nigh on non-existent, with just enough lean to feel the sidewalls of the tires flexing at the limits of adhesion.

The GTS receives adaptive air suspension as standard and this allied with a lower ride height gives it an added layer of adjustability and precision when exploring the limits of adhesion.

In the family sedan segment it certainly has the sportiest feel when pushed towards the limits of adhesion.

BMW says the system brings the front wheels into play «only when the rear wheels reach their limit of adhesion,» and handling characteristics are said to feel similar to those of a traditional rear - wheel - drive M car.

You really would want to take this truck onto a racetrack, simply to get anything close to its limits of adhesion.

As it approaches its limits of adhesion, the Discovery Sport provides plenty of warning.

The most impressive achievement is how the PTM system works when left on, because it allows the 911 Turbo S to be driven up to the limits of adhesion without any premature electronic intervention in both dry and wet conditions.

The standard Corner Traction Control — Volvo's name for torque vectoring — helps you approach but not surpass the limits of adhesion.

However, once the limits of adhesion are breached, the SVR loses none of the hooliganism that made the F - Type R so endearing.

It's hard enough to engineer a sports car that can walk right up to its limits of adhesion — and occasionally beyond — while simultaneously flattering the driver.

M xDrive brings the front wheels into play only when the rear wheels reach their limits of adhesion.

Push the Huracan to the limits of adhesion, and even in its most aggressive Corsa mode it tends to understeer rather than let the back step out for heroic smoky drifts.

Try pushing things and you're met with terminal understeer, but its limits of adhesion, unlike the Insight, lie beyond the realm of the everyday.