Sentences with phrase «on a trailing throttle»

All gearboxes have standard stop / start, while the automatics also get a coasting function disengaging the engine on a trailing throttle for added fuel savings.

Four - wheel drive in the form of a Torsen torque - sensing system that apportions power with a distinct rearward bias, is standard across the range, as are features such as automatic stop / start and a coasting function that idles the engine on a trailing throttle for added fuel savings.

Even rolling through corners on a trailing throttle there's a palpable impression of extra security as the smart all - wheel - drive system lends a helping hand to tame what after all is hefty lump of car.

Both cars will tighten their line through a corner if you back off the throttle, and it's some credit to the Stinger's chassis tune that it never hinted it would oversteer on a trailing throttle — and that's at least partly due to the wider tyres at the rear.

We're making prodigious progress and one helluva racket, the full - throttle shriek of this modernised air - cooled motor surpassed only by the fusillade of pops and bangs that spit from the twin stubs of the exhaust on a trailing throttle.

Despite the larger engine, the rather long gearing disguises the extra oomph when you are merely pottering and the sound is simply the same lovely note that we've admired before, with a distinctive crackling on a trailing throttle.

I have an automotive electrical issue I am having trouble with, the injection ECU is reacting to the throttle position sensor too quickly and shutting the fuel off on a trailing throttle too early...

If the Ariel team have done a superb job of de-stressing a potentially overbearing driving experience, the fact remains that the car just doesn't feel right on a trailing throttle.

On a trailing throttle everything sounds a little slack and lazy, like it isn't functioning properly, but under load everything blends into a seamless whole so enjoyable you really don't want it to end.

The PDK also gets a so - called sailing function that automatically opens the clutch to allow the new Porsche 911 to coast with only minimal mechanical drag on a trailing throttle.

BMW's recently unveiled brake energy regeneration system stores power generated on a trailing throttle and under braking, using it to top up the battery when required rather than drawing precious power from the engine to spin the alternator.

Work the N20 hard, and it revs happily to 7,000 rpm, although like most modern direct - injection units, there's a distinct lack of engine braking on a trailing throttle.

Do so on a trailing throttle and you can feel the torque vectoring braking the inside rear wheel to tuck you into the apex, but it will still run wide if you are ambitious with entry speed.

On its 15 - inch tyres the Polo Trendline still handled neutrally on a trailing throttle and front - end grip was commendable with power applied.

Through bends, the Civic has a very grippy set of Continental performance tyres, good handling response, excellent body control for a big car, a slippy diff willing to make its presence felt and a rear axle that becomes gently mobile on a trailing throttle without ever threatening big angles.

They come mated to a standard seven - speed dual clutch gearbox with steering wheel - mounted shift paddles together with automatic stop / start, a coasting function that decouples the engine from the gearbox on a trailing throttle, brake energy recuperation and thermal management functions for added fuel savings.

Buyers will also be able to choose between two gearboxes: a standard six - speed manual and optional seven - speed dual - clutch unit, which includes a coasting function that idles the engine and disengages the clutch on a trailing throttle for added fuel savings.

What can be said about the Liberty's handling is that it's safe, with enough front - end grip to keep the car on track, but without being easily prompted to step out at the rear on a trailing throttle.

Although the Outback is a safe handling unit on bitumen or dirt, oversteer could be provoked on a trailing throttle.

Roadholding is very safe, and the handling traits for the 208 reveal a mild propensity to tuck in tight on a trailing throttle.

Entering a bend on a trailing throttle the Giulietta was highly responsive and communicative.

The chassis favoured understeer of course, but unlike some front drivers there was no lift - off oversteer or passive rear wheel steering on a trailing throttle to get it around corners if you sent in too hot.

In comfort mode, the electric motor is used to boost performance when needed, with a recuperation function activated to recover kinetic energy on trailing throttle.

All feature automatic stop / start and brake energy recuperation as standard, with the eight - speed automatic adding a coasting function that idles the engine on a trailing throttle at speeds between 19mph and 62mph for added fuel savings.

Changing Drive Select to «Dynamic» upped the car's dynamic potential, reducing understeer after late braking, or even inducing a slight oversteer bias on a trailing throttle.

Hurl the Discovery Sport at a corner on a trailing throttle and it's pretty poised.

As part of Volkswagen's efforts to improve fuel economy across the Golf lineup, the dual - clutch gearboxes are programmed to disconnect the engine on a trailing throttle for added fuel savings when the driver selects eco mode.

And you sense that if it couldn't make the ML slide under power, it damn well would on a trailing throttle.

Unlike the T31 model, the T32 was less likely to step out on a trailing throttle.

The car turned in easily and would happily drift the tail out on a trailing throttle.

The GTI's six - speed DSG gearbox has the familiar manual mode, in which it's quick - shifting, and for the most part it gives you a dependable sense of close control over the driving forces going into the front axle both under power and on a trailing throttle.

Thrown into a corner on a trailing throttle the Fabia exhibited handling traits closer to neutral, but the stability control ensured the tail never stepped out.

On a trailing throttle it could be prompted to oversteer on dirt, whereas the Koleos Intens was more prone to understeer than the front - wheel drive car, when I tested it on bitumen.

A recuperation system is also included to collect kinetic energy produced under braking and on a trailing throttle.