Sentences with phrase «long of a pedal travel»
When you try you find that what felt like slightly too long of a pedal travel with your right foot suddenly feels perfect.
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It's unlikely the car will be able to travel for long at this speed before the combustion engine (likely Mini's existing turbocharged, 1.5 - litre three - cylinder unit) kicks in - and heavier uses of the throttle pedal will also see the engine start up, just as it does in plug - in hybrids from BMW.
The throttle pedal has a long throw on the Hellcat (thank you, SRT), and its first half of travel is best described as «brisk.»
While the third pedal has a relatively long stroke, the clutch makes contact and fully engages in a tiny fraction of that travel.
The latest generation of carbon - ceramic brakes do a great job, even if the pedal travel is a little long, but the simple fact remains that you enter these braking zones — places with no runoff and minimal margin for error — 20 mph faster than in the latest Porsche 911 GT3 RS.
The four - piston monoblock Brembo brake setup doesn't feel quite as impressive as I'd expected either, the pedal lacking that solid pedal feel of the best setups and with a slightly long travel.
Speaking of slowing down, one unique driving characteristic of this car is the action of the oval, B - embossed brake pedal; its long, springy travel is unlike most modern cars» but somehow seems exactly right for a British luxury car.
Turn everything off, use more of the throttle pedal's travel and more steering angle, and it isn't long at all before you feel the Haldex system sending power rearwards.
Incredibly long gearing (second gear is good for more than 80 mph) minimizes shifting, and the long pedal travel makes it impossible not to be smooth while metering out 4.9 liters» worth of V - 8 torque.
The throttle pedal is long - travel and meters out the 5.3 EcoTec's 355 horsepower and 383 lb - ft of torque with precision, making it easy to keep the fuel - efficiency meter in the black.
The pedal was a bit softer and had longer travel than expected, but there's plenty of feel as the tires grip the pavement.
In fact, the long travel of the clutch pedal too is a bit uncomfortable and you'd get tired of shifting, especially in stop / start traffic conditions, in cities.
The 575M's brake pedal has a longer travel than the SL55's, with the calipers taking a firm grip of the rotors only in the last three - quarters of pedal travel.