Sentences with phrase «of road grip»

Driving a 2013 and 2014 back to back, the 2014 does exhibit higher levels of road grip and an enhanced steering response.

Not exact matches

A handy new off - road gauge shows you the angle of the rocky terrain; the AWD gripped tightly on loose gravel and dirt.

But what could now hurt Benchmark's business is a new fear factor that has gripped a young class of entrepreneurs, who perhaps see Kalanick's ouster as a cautionary tale for their own companies down the road.

Kimball worries whether America, now in the grips of «crowd politics» rallying to Utopian promises, might be headed in the direction of what Friedrich Hayek, following Tocqueville, called «the road to serfdom».

The state's attorney blew snot when he saw me grimace from the blow, after which I proceeded to tell the judge about the beautiful game of golf and how it had been a long and winding road for me since that first purely struck two - wood in 1973, but that I'd finally discovered the proper way to grip a club, and would His Honor really mind if the sheriff would be so kind as to fetch my driver out on the county road and bring it to the courthouse so my new grip could be photographed from all angles for my peace of mind.

IndyCar is expected to announce a race on the road course at Indianapolis for next season before the end of this season but it won't make up for losing its grip on the Baltimore market.

Tyres that don't have enough air in them have reduced grip on the road, meaning the driver has less control of their vehicle.

There are certainly merits to traveling long - term with your little ones, but in reality, you need to do a few dummy run holidays to get a grip of the logistics of being on the road as a family.

Not only are the tires made to grip all types of surfaces, but also the frames are equipped with high - tech suspension to absorb bumps and wobbles from the road.

This friction normally allows the car to «grip» the road — keeping the tires in contact with the relatively rough road surface, and the driver of the car in control.

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice begins by running us through young Bruce Wayne's oft - documented parental trauma once more before catching up with him as an embittered, incredibly ripped fortysomething who's maybe losing his grip a little, living down the road from the burned remains of Wayne Manor with his butler - turned - co-conspirator Alfred (Jeremy Irons).

A gripping contemporary thriller about the terrible truths that can hide behind everyday appearances, Arlington Road is an intense, edge - of - your - seat journey that reveals just how little we know...

Stylish, genuinely gripping and sensationally well - performed, Furman's exploration of the American drug trafficking epidemic can't escape familiarity but it doesn't have to when it's so successful proving why certain well - traveled roads are the ones to take.

After nearly five years at the helm of Open Road Films, Tom Ortenberg finds himself in an enviable position this awards season thanks to «Spotlight,» a gripping drama about the Boston Globe's investigation into the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandal that has earned acclaim from critics and clergy alike.

The traction of all - wheel drive means you can really chuck it down the road, revelling in the grip and the five - cylinder engine's generous delivery (its 335bhp and 332 lb ft peak figures are identical to the 1M's).

The fitment of semi-slick Yokohama Advan tyres endows this Mugen with more grip than power; we'd prefer a good set of road tyres and a bit more playfulness.

Such fantastic control over the brakes allows you be on the middle pedal right up to the apex of a corner, increasing the strong front - end grip, even on the road.

Trouble is, these moments were fleeting and relied upon a very specific type of road: one that relentlessly squirms, dips, crests and ducks and dives and generally keeps the chassis on its toes without challenging ultimate limits of grip.

«There wasn't enough tread left to grip the road very well, and the recent pilings of snow and ice made for a scary ride home from Chicago as I tried to outrun an impending snow storm.»

There is masses of grip, it's well balanced, and away from rutted urban roads, the taut ride results in keen responses and impressively flat cornering.

I pull my snowmobiles with it into all kinds of winter conditions and it handles and grips the road with confidence.

For me, there is almost too much grip — the CLS63 lacks the beautiful subtlety of adjustment that you can enjoy in the very best AMG cars (the SLS and C63), but you still get to the end of a road in awe of the brutish speed you've just carried through the corners and the iron - fisted composure of such a big 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 chassis balance and grip it provided in Speedvegas's quicker turns — none of which qualify as truly high - speed — and the corresponding confidence it inspired had several of us dreaming about running the car somewhere more wide open, like Road America or Road Atlanta or Spa - Francorchamps.

It feels darty and nervous, the steering seems ludicrously fast and so light that you can't get any feel for the grip available, and the car just can't cope with the vicious lumps of this moorland road.

The steering itself is direct and precise with a reasonable amount of feel, but what's really extraordinary is the grip the front axle claws out of the road surface.

The 245 / 30R -20 Continental SportContact 6 tires on 8.5 - inch rims do a stellar job of gripping the road, easily pulling more than 1 g in steady - state turns.

With about 500 pounds of downforce, the car offers less aerodynamic grip than the RS 3 LMS, but you still feel it working, and it allows for carrying serious speed through Road Atlanta's quicker turns.

The ride is sharper edged, thanks in part to those 19in rims, but there's plenty of smooth - road grip and composure, and less initial body - roll.

While I imagine few people buy an Outlander Sport with the intention of serious off - roading, that kind of agility translates to better grip in bad weather.

You wear the car like a wet suit, and through that fine skin you feel every tickle of the road, easily sense the grip of the tires, instinctively grasp the approaching limit.

The Adam exhibits plenty of grip around the flowing alpine curves, even on the slightly damp roads we encountered during the tests.

The snow was falling at a rate of about 2 inch an hour and about 6 inches snow on the road and I could drive this vwhicle at 55 - 60 MPH with excellent visibility, road grip, stabiltiy and braking.

A set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports will be over # 650, but if you opt for the grippier Cup 2s (although we can't imagine you'd need more grip than the Super Sports provide on the road) you'll need to find over # 800 to replace all four.

As I said, much depends on your car, and how much grip it has, but you should always try to use as little of the extra road as possible.

It is actually the best performer of the 2 in all road conditions due to its increased grip and traction.

What makes this interesting is that the body control of the 2.5 XT feels as fluid and softly damped as any other Forester's, presumably to help the suspension compress over boulders and drop into gullies to maintain grip and drive when you're off - road.

The clutch and gearbox are just like that of a road car and the live rear axle meant it lost grip in a slow and progressive manner.

It's the newest iteration of Michelin's most focused road tire and it offers loads of dry - weather grip, combined with far better wet - weather characteristics than the old Pilot Sport Cup tire, which was used on the 997 - generation 911 GT3.

Like the previous tires, the Dunlops are slick when cold but generate huge amounts of both road noise and grip.

This is a properly quick car once you light it up, even quicker than I was expecting, and useable too thanks to that clever four - wheel - drive system that finds plenty of grip even on greasy winter roads.

The S5's front end is much livelier, and steering feel is more natural and more communicative of both the road surface and the build / fall of grip levels.

With a significant input into the steering wheel and a lift of the throttle you can force the rear tyres to relinquish their grip of the road, but so swiftly is it caught by the stability control (even with the traction control in sport handling mode) and so mighty is the E43's traction when you get back on the throttle that there's little incentive to try and play.

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.

However, a turbo or a set of ultrasticky summer tires could easily upset the delicate balance between grip and power that makes the BRZ so much fun on regular roads.

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.

Grip in the corners is phenomenal, the suspension feeling short in travel, the whole car much more connected to the surface of the road than either a V8 or DBS.

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.

Gripping the steering wheel used to be an amazing, perspective - altering experience as minute details of the road surface traveled to your fingertips.