This effect is especially noticeable coming
out of tight corners when you need explosive acceleration.
His inside moves were really good from there, but I didn't see him turn the
kind of tight corner you want from a guy inside.
Smart tuning ensures there's always lots of torque on tap, and it really help scrape the big CX - 9
out of tight corners.
The tyres are wider than the regular saloon's, so there's plenty of grip, although the sheer amount of power on offer means that, despite the best efforts of the clever electronic differential, the car relies heavily on its traction control on the
exit of tight corners.
readily available between 1,900 and 5,300 rpm, I could leave it in third gear for the majority of the Calabogie track's sweeping curves, then pull hard out
of the tighter corners in second.
The other major question is how the turbocharging will affect the nature of the car's driving dynamics — accelerating out
of a tight corner as well as straight - line speed, the latter of which has never been the Miata's forte.
Most of Gotham's streets can have a
lot of tight corners and narrow alleyways and having a vehicle that goes pretty quick can test your skills.
The torque - vectoring is, in fact, designed to «push» you out
of tight corners like the ones at the 1.88 - mile GingerMan Raceway in Western Michigan, public relations emphasizes.
On cold tyres and with the air temperature only just in positive figures, the Jaguar's tail is happy to step well out of line through the first
couple of tight corners, if you've slackened the DSC to its nicely judged «track mode» or switched it off altogether.
Out
of tighter corners though, throttle inputs had to be carefully measured to prevent the back end from stepping out unexpectedly.
In the normal setting, with all power going to the front wheels, we could easily get wheelspin from the inside front tire while accelerating out
of tight corners on that damp, drizzly morning.
Now I'm on a
bend of tight corners around the Greenville area and with traffic being light, I have the chance to push the seven - seater more than I should.
The drive takes you on some of Melbourne's busier freeways and through the Black Spur, considered one of Australia's best drives, but has quite a
number of tight corners — not great for people not comfortable driving on the left side of the road.
Other unique attacks come in the form of an Ultimate move that requires a longer charging time before you are able to make use of it, although, unsurprisingly, these attacks are far more devastating and might help get you out
of some tight corners from time to time.
Anglim has re-created a major Ireland installation work, «Penn's Pocket» (1992), a
replica of the tight corner in which Irving Penn asked portrait subjects to pose before his camera.
Fitted wardrobes will make the
most of tight corners and awkward spaces to keep floors and surfaces clear, plus all your favourite outfits will be to hand exactly when you need them!
The chassis delivers bags of grip, body control is faultless and traction on the
exit of tight corners is almost unbreakable.
Their design is not just hard because of their slip «n slide surfaces, but
because of tight corners, cliffs and bumps that lead to accidents if they are taken at the wrong speed or angle.
Meanwhile the VAQ does a great job of subtly staving off understeer, encouraging you to put your foot down even more to be «dragged»
out of every tight corner exit as it shuffles the power between the two driven wheels.
To keep this at bay, we've learned to qualify our statements, leaving enough room to wiggle out
of any tight corners.
José Enrique — 5 Gets himself out
of some tight corners, only to end up in even tighter ones.
It is especially useful in situations where a lot of enemies have taken up the visible screen space and you're trying to wriggle out
of tight corners.
Its responsive steering gives good feedback and there's minimal body roll and understeer, and its tail will step out slightly and controllably as you power out
of a tight corner, all of this with the traction and stability control off.
The balance feels more nose - led here and there's not enough low - down torque to really fire out
of tighter corners, but there's a pleasing sense of grip and power being evenly matched.
«Turn in quickly and you'll even find the rear stepping out a few degrees, while the same is possible with a bootful of throttle out
of a tight corner - something the previous model wouldn't have entertained if you'd tried.»
A bit more confidence — with the track, not the car — might have had either of us steering with the loud pedal through
some of the tighter corners.
Power hard out
of a tight corner and there's a sense the rear axle is helping rotate the tail a little, reducing understeer and helping you carry more speed down the next straight.
In fact, while the R isn't a naturally flamboyant car, it's far from inert, with the ability to go neutral and then a bit more under full power out
of tighter corners.
Deploying the engine's torque through all four wheels certainly removes the slightest suggestion of torque steer, and gives the Clubman fine traction out
of tight corners.
BMW says the system in the i3s improves traction and stability when pulling away from a standstill, while accelerating out
of tight corners, in poor weather, and while the car is recovering energy from braking.
It's a bit of a gimmick truth be told, but thankfully you still feel the benefits in the RS even in its regular driving modes, punching you hard out
of tight corners and offering great off - the - line traction.
It has no problem dealing with either 2 - litre engine's power, keeping wheelspin to a minimum out
of tight corners.
There is no turbo lag in a straight line, though there's some minor stumble coming out
of tight corners.
Sport mode was deemed necessary for a good portion of the route, not to blitz the undulating tarmac, but to give the 1,932 - kilogram 35i some extra oomph when digging itself out
of tight corners and switchbacks.
The handling levels are excellent although judicious use of the throttle is still required to prevent the rear tires from flaring up out
of tight corners.
When accelerating hard or when powering out
of a tight corner, those 300 horses tug and pull on the steering wheel (a.k.a. torque steer).
Jump on the throttle too early out
of a tight corner?
This particular development has shortened the control cycle, thus enabling the system to offer the aforementioned faster response time and better traction even in adverse weather and road conditions when pulling away in active Brake Energy Regeneration phases or when accelerating out
of tight corners.
Understeer is kept well in check, and if you concentrate you can just about feel the effect of the electronic diff coming out
of tight corners.
On the road, it was easy to use pulling power to surge out
of tight corners and just as easy to forget not to use top gear as the revs died away and the car rolled along at 100km / h in the teens.
Maintaining the little Kia's momentum was a challenge, and it struggled to put power down coming out
of the tightest corners, costing significant time.
Presented for the first time in the new BMW i3s (270 N · m at 0 rpm, 135 kW / 184 HP, power consumption combined in European NEFZ test - cycle *: 14.3 kWh / 100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 0 g / km), the system improves traction and driving stability in adverse weather and road conditions when pulling away, in active Brake Energy Regeneration phases and when accelerating out
of tight corners.