Sentences with phrase «of mechanical grip»

In the past, these tires tended to drive with stiffer ride characteristics and more modest levels of mechanical grip.

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

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

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

Thrown in the mix with more powerful, more expensive cars, BMW's compact coupe relied on its dextrous combination of mechanical grip and turbocharged torque to head the pack, running neck and neck with the very best on test to stamp its place in our judges» psyche.

With an atmospheric V10, manual six - speed gearbox and lots of mechanical grip, thanks to its Viper underpinnings, it's got all the right ingredients to be an epic driver's car.

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.

The SL63 handles impressively deftly, with the right combination of button presses on the transmission tunnel panel (gearbox to manual, ESP to Sport Handling mode, dampers in Comfort) creating a vivacious car rarely flummoxed by craggy British roads and with plenty of mechanical grip.

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.

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.

Reaching this race - car level of mechanical grip has required a bunch of engineering magic.

Of course, feeling for it is one thing, finding it is another matter (and not something to be attempted in six laps of Grandrive), but at least it seems the R32 speaks our language, that of mechanical grip, not the daunting, alien cipher of downforce.

The Panamera S has a big power disadvantage, but it counters with plenty of mechanical grip.

On the road this means huge reserves of performance, high levels of mechanical grip and the reassurance of finely tuned multi-stage traction, stability and anti-lock systems to maintain a high yet non-intrusive safety margin.