Sentences with phrase «mechanical grip»

Of course it can light up its tyres should you so wish but the level of mechanical grip and traction is mighty.

There's less mechanical grip, but this makes the SC's balance more easily enjoyed and its limits more readily explored.

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

As a result, mechanical grip at the rear is essential.

It's also got a sticky mechanical grip and forgiving disposition, so you can really push it around the track.

You notice the better body control in transitions and under braking, and the massive increase in mechanical grip everywhere.

There's plenty of mechanical grip, too, and immediate steering response, so the Z always feels agile.

Where the Cup 430 is an Exige with a clear focus on aerodynamics, the Sport 410 relies more on mechanical grip than aero for its handling balance.

The GTB executes overtaking maneuvers in time - warp mode, it approaches braking zones with zoom - lens rapidity, and it defies g - force with oodles of sheer mechanical grip rather than by employing nanny - like driver - aid intervention.

This year was the first season that we've been running with the narrower, less grippy tyres, so knowing how fast Michelin learns, we should have quite a bit more mechanical grip underneath us in 2015.

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

Having unbelievable levels of downforce is good, but the trade - off with the tyres is you lose mechanical grip in slower corners as you have to make the tyres strong enough to take the high loads.

«First, how can we generate mechanical grip in these conditions?

In fact there's so much mechanical grip that under - and oversteer aren't really on the menu.

Ariel's decision to use ground effect aero came out of the fact it claimed traction was starting to be limited by mechanical grip.

There is a lot mechanical grip in the new Compass thanks to its wonderful Firestone tires.

Coulthard revealed that the car felt like it was understeering in slow corners and this was because Newey had designed a car in which aerodynamic grip superceded mechanical grip.

There's enormous mechanical grip, supported by a traction - control system that can be wound in or out according to the conditions and skill of the driver.

If you're timid the car can feel a bit grabby as it loses and regains grip, but for a car with such mechanical grip and all that power it's actually pretty well mannered.

The big tyres and huge mechanical grip meant that in the dry the car was strangely unadjustable.

It has the straight line performance to live with that company — in fact Rimac has released a video of the Concept One out - dragging a LaFerrari — but it's unlikely to match those more conventional hypercars for lap time because it lacks downforce and outright mechanical grip.

In essence, what Ferrari has done is tune the 599 to produce the maximum mechanical grip, then calibrated the traction and stability control systems to make it as driveable as possible at the limit.

It's as smooth as a George Clooney pickup line on imperfect roads and as sharp as one of his Italian suits in the corners, with just enough compliance to enhance the feedback and sufficient mechanical grip to give the best two - seat sports cars a run for their euros.

The 1940s, 50s and 60s were hardly the days of traction control and sky - high mechanical grip, after all...

«Rain is a perfect environment to race the GT2 Corvette C6.R — the engineering that has gone into this chassis provides tremendous mechanical grip.

The chassis produces six per cent more mechanical grip through the tyres than in the 650S, with Proactive Chassis Control II providing Comfort, Sport or Track modes, while Variable Drift Control lets drivers manage rear tyre slip via a slider on the infotainment screen.

We've engineered more mechanical grip into the GT2 Corvette than in any previous Corvette race car, so we're very eager to see whether that proves to be an advantage.

The Corvette does well there because in the past — and we still do — because the car performs well with good mechanical grip and with aero.»

To put the enhanced downforce to good use and maximize mechanical grip, the Exige Cup 380 is fitted with larger rear tires (285/30 ZR18 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2) as standard.

The turn - in response, mid-corner poise and mechanical grip truly belie the M5's five - metre length and 1855 kg kerb mass.

For hardcore driving enthusiasts, the additional mechanical grip offered by the Quaife LSD will make it even easier to carry speed through a corner on the track, and maximise acceleration on the way out.

The new Mercedes - AMG GT3 will receive a massive rear wing, extra air vents and wider front and rear tracks to boost mechanical grip.

What is a surprise is the Watt's link Chevy threw at the rear axle on the Premier trims to help mechanical grip.

You're relying on mechanical grip so you can be off the track in a heartbeat.»

There's less mechanical grip — the 195 - section rubber squirms about and you apply small amounts of corrective lock at quite high speeds — and all the while you're ensconced in the wee bucket, afforded unrivalled visibility past the skinny A -, B - and C - pillars and using those wing - mounted strips to guide you.

Generously proportioned Goodyear Eagle Supercar tyres (the same rubber you'll see on the Ford GT and Corvette Z06) should take care of sheer mechanical grip, and the minimal suspension travel looks spot - on to control that imposing body.

Like so many modern cars, the level of mechanical grip the 5 Series can summon up is immense and you won't lament the lack of an xDrive option in the UK - not in the dry anyway.

On the narrow country roads there is just so much mechanical grip that we find ourselves steering through corners rather than flowing them together.

Both the 3.2 Carrera and the 993 lacked a certain something; the former felt a bit cumbersome and unwilling, thanks mainly to heavy unassisted steering combined with increased mechanical grip.

So, the Sonata SE has slightly more mechanical grip than the other trim levels.

Definitely more emphasis on mechanical grip than aero like it used to be.

The electronic differential is now helped by an integrated F1 - Trac system, which is said to «improve both mechanical grip and the control of the car on the limit.»

Mechanical grip is aided by a rear - biased weight distribution (54 percent of the F12's weight is on the rear axle), a five - link rear suspension (the 599 used control arms), and enormous Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires (315 / 35s at the rear, 255 / 35s in front, all on twenty - inch wheels).

Though not small by pre-993 standards, the 997 feels noticeably more compact than the current 911, and thanks to the greater sense of connection you can confidently place the car with inch - perfect precision, even when you're way over the limit of mechanical grip.

No, it doesn't have the immaculate polish and homogenous tactility of the Porsche — the brakes are over-assisted at road speeds and it lacks the remarkable pliancy and supple body control of the Cayman — but it counters with scintillating overtaking ability, greater levels of mechanical grip and a handling balance that's almost as sweet.

But «peculiar» steering and oddly inert balance, combined with a lack of mechanical grip, dropped it behind its talented contemporaries.

Mechanical grip is sufficient for even the 340i not to really need one, however the lack of LSD does make the 3 - series» on - limit handling slightly unpredictable and any slides slighty scruffy.

Of course, mechanical grip is aided by a rear - biased weight distribution (54 % of the F12's weight is on the rear axle), a five - link rear axle (the 599 used wishbones) and enormous Michelin Pilot Supersport tires (315 / 35s at the rear, 255 / 35s at front, all on twenty - inch wheels.)

It's not as quick in a straight line, less stable under braking, has less mechanical grip and doesn't flow along a road as convincingly as any of its price rivals.