Sentences with phrase «means more grip»

Today's performance tires have shorter sidewalls and far better / stickier compounds, which means more grip and less give.

Larger tires means more grip, but Trans Am regulations didn't allow the car's track to be any wider than stock.

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The bigger tyres mean more rubber touching the track surface, so grip levels look set to increase by quite some margin and will play a big role in cutting lap times.

And having a 3 - day schedule will mean you're still home more than you are gone, so it should be easier to maintain your grip on things at home than if you had to go straight into working 5 days a week.

There is a significant difference between a sandbag and the conventional weighs though; the sandbag changes its shape during the workout, which means the effort you are putting is dynamic (you'll be changing the force you use during the lift), more stabilizing muscles are used to control the bag (including core muscles) and you are working on your grip at the same time because the bag is harder to hold than a dumbbell or barbell.

This means we can add more weight or do more reps as the small joint of the wrist or even our grip is no longer a limiting factor.

Mods come in the form of cards which in some way alter or augment your driving, which can mean lots of things, including better tire grip, a faster top speed, or more sweeping improvements — or handicaps.

The extra weight towards the back of the car means the rear end can be surprisingly mobile in certain situations, but it also seems to adjust the front - to - rear balance enough that the estate doesn't grip as keenly as the hatch, and is even more affected by torque steer and tramlining.

The Brabus certainly has more grip and more attitude than lesser Smarts, but its bigger wheels and stiffer suspension mean it's also less fluid on British roads.

How far over to the left and away from the turn depends on the amount of grip you have available — more grip means you can hold it tighter — but in most road - tyred cars, turning less at McLaren and opening out the entry to Clearways is a good thing to do.

When strong grip is broken mid-turn, the force a turbo engine is working against is gone and it can spool up double - quick, which means more power and more wheelspin and a wild slide where a moment before there was order.

But you emerge from it certain it would be a more rewarding car to drive if it had less grip and a chassis that enabled you to explore its limits, even if that meant less straight - line pace.

It'll do this around virtually any corner, and while that outright lack of grip means an average hot hatch would soon be several turns ahead, it's deeply satisfying to string together a sequence of bends, the Toyota seemingly on tip - toes, always a throttle movement away from a few more degrees of rotation.

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Some say that increased mechanical grip will mean drivers are able to find more novel lines around each other through corners.

That means, proportionally, that the front axle has less mechanical grip than the rear — or, as the Porsche engineers were quick to point out, that the rear has more grip thanks to even wider tyres than before.

Those new rear knuckles are less susceptible to flexing in hard driving, which means the rear contact patch is more stable, improving mechanical grip.

For more serious off - road types, the Kluger's ability to lock the all - wheel drive system, along with its effective hill descent control, means the Toyota maintains comforting capability when grip levels are low.

It's still blisteringly quick, of course, and offers a remarkable level of grip for such a large, heavy vehicle, but significantly more advanced suspension mean the model offers both a more comfortable and refined ride, as well as more engaging handling for enthusiastic drivers.

There's excellent grip, sharp steering and far less body roll than in the Nissan Qashqai, while the Yeti's lively nature means it's far more fun in corners than any crossover has any right to be, even if its steering doesn't feel quite so well resolved as that of the Qashqai.

Braking just lightly enough for the available grip means that the tires are still rotating, also permitting steering input, while slowing the car more effectively.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

Grip is plentiful from the front tyres, and the suspension is well set - up for a mixture of driving needs, which means the Mustang will prove comfortable to use around town and on fast roads - far more so than the aforementioned Elise.

Approaching the midway point of our longterm Ford Mustangto largely please drivers with its rev - happy 435hp 5.0 liter V8 and sinister blackedout mien Its Bridgestone Blizzak winter tires are long gone and the return of 0.94 g of lateral grip from the Pirelli P Zero summer rubber means we're back to tearing up country roads and highway interchanges Despite its more civilized global design, the latest Mustang still feels all - American at heart, including one of our favorite characteristics, the sloping fastback roofline that evokes that of the first - generation Mustang from the mid-1960s.

also it's an AWD with Symetrical which means it has more acceleration power with less skid and more grip on the ground.

The steering is sharp and huge tyres offer unbelievable grip, but firm suspension also means more bumps will be felt inside.

Four - wheel drive means there's lots of grip, but the W12 Continental GT rolls a bit in bends — and always feels more at home as a long - distance cruiser than anywhere near a racetrack.

Both are four - wheel - drive only, however, meaning extra grip and security as well as more pulling power for towing.

It might not look particularly chic, but it means there are more ways to grip the device without obscuring the screen.

But the biggest grip is that Devastation firmly believes making the game harder just means throwing in even more enemies until eventually the screen is a cacophony of information.

Key to Polyphony's dream has been the complete revision of the handling, the alterations (though subtle) have meant giving the player far more feedback on the way the car is performing and relevant grip being brought up by the track surface.

He is a lightweight character, although he is one of the heavier lightweights, meaning his speed and weight are slightly better than that of the lightest lightweights at the expense of acceleration, handling, and grip, making him more balanced.

That means a grip of discounts on spacey type games including No Man's Sky, EVE Online, Elite Dangerous and more.

«Today's console technology is literally decades ahead of what powered Splatterhouse when it made its first indelible bloody mark on gaming, which means we now have gore like never before for all the fans and the new generation of gamers lining up to get to grips with Rick,» said Hiroaki Ochiai, VP Sales and Marketing, NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. «If you have the stomach for it, there's nothing more satisfying than beating a hell beast to death with its own leg.»

This lets you more easily control the phone with one hand, and means you don't have to always shift your grip to reach the top and bottom of the screen.

That means that only your fingertips are really keeping a grip on your phone, wasting valuable surface area that could increase friction and make your future iPhone more secure in hand.

The longer aspect ratio means you're getting more real estate for reading text or using apps side - by - side, while keeping the phone slim enough for a comfortable grip.

The plastic rubber case means the Desire C is easy to grip, with no risk of it slipping out of our sweaty grasp and the construction is the same, solid HTC build quality we've seen on the more expensive One X and One S.

I believe the chamfered edges along the sides are meant for grip, as I could hold it a lot more comfortably when the chamfered edges dig into my fingers and palm, instead of the much smoother curves of the rather similar looking fruity smartphone.