Sentences with phrase «pedal travel»

"Pedal travel" refers to the distance that a pedal, such as the gas or brake pedal in a car, moves when it is pressed down. Full definition
Only a few inches of pedal travel bring the car to halt, with minimal dive from the standard suspension.
The pressure release you hear is engine vacuum and may be normal considering, the brake pedal travels to the floor.
Other signs include longer stopping distances and more pedal travel before you feel significant braking force.
For instance, our company standard dictates 45 mm [1.8 inch] maximum accelerator pedal travel for the typical passenger car.
However, it seems like I'm still getting more pedal travel than on other cars I've driven before the brakes engage.
It has a number of tangible effects on the powertrain including a sharper throttle response, with the engine delivering more torque during the early stages of throttle pedal travel.
The brake system hardware is tuned for quick response, low effort, and short pedal travel.
The brakes also don't offer much feedback, and the long pedal travel requires more effort than one would like.
It does so by changing the accelerator mapping so that the same pedal travel delivers less power than in the standard mode.
This reduces pedal travel by 30 per cent and ensures quicker braking response.
It does this by changing the accelerator mapping so that the same pedal travel delivers less power than in the standard mode.
There isn't much action for the first half of gas pedal travel, but it's enough to get off the line and keep ahead of traffic.
Plus, the total throttle - pedal travel feels a little longer.
Short brake - pedal travel took a few miles to get used to.
At slower, stop - and - go speeds, however, the drivetrain has annoying accelerator lag; in the first half - inch or so of pedal travel, nothing really happens.
Its steering is too - heavy off - centre and its brake pedal travel is extremely short, adding up to a less - than - coordinated urban driving machine.
The former is courtesy of a larger brake master cylinder and booster, drastically reducing pedal travel and making for a firmer, more consistent feel.
The brakes were fine, but there were moments of jerky sensitivity or more pedal travel than I would have liked.
This throttle mapping makes for a smooth driving experience in the Tahoe, giving me a lot of leeway in pedal travel for maneuvering in the city or other tight spaces.
There's slightly more initial pedal travel than in the Audi or Porsche, but for road use the feel and progression are first rate.
The middle third of gas pedal travel makes for a good time in the Macan, but when I pushed past the ample kickdown, the car brought all its 400 horsepower to bear.
The left pedal travel is long and the feel is soft, definitely at odds with the otherwise harsh nature of the car, but the overall braking performance never wavered.
Owners of 2009 GMC Canyon vehicles (and a few other GM models) may complain about a spongy brake pedal that has occurred over time, with increased pedal travel and increased stopping effort.
There are a few quirks to get used to — the brake pedal isn't a pedal, it's a touch - sensitive, pyramid - shaped rubber button where pressure, not pedal travel, equals stopping power; the feedback - free, hydraulic rack - and - pinion steering is as disconnected and consistent as a rheostat, and it feels like that of no other car on the planet — but the sharp - yet - pillowy ride and handling combination is almost supernatural.
Handling-wise, it's easy to drive considering its massive girth, though even the uprated 6.2 - liter V8 feels sluggish moving off the line; the numbers would indicate otherwise, and if you really stomp the pedal the Sierra roars to life, so I think it's a more a matter of accelerator pedal travel than any lack of output.
The Brembo brake kit looks cool, but there's way too much pedal travel for my taste.
Sometimes it halts sharply and other times the same pedal travel results in milder braking.
Because there's still the rest of the stiff pedal travel to go, I got a left - foot workout driving the WRX in city traffic.
The pedal just isn't that linear: There's an inch or so of limp pedal travel at first, and it's too grabby at the end to manage smooth stops easily.
Peak 221 lb - ft torque comes in early at 1,600 rpm and stays perfectly flat until 3,940 rpm, but the long pedal travel means the Tiguan is always a step or two behind where you expect it.
(A reminder from experience: When adjusting your seat in pit lane, allow for full pedal travel while forced back into the cushion.)
Remembering to poke your moccasin through the resistance at the bottom of the gas - pedal travel yields not only overboost but also, usually, a downshift to maximize thrust.
Unlike most cars, in which sport mode alters throttle calibration for quicker acceleration with less pedal travel, the ZL1 makes the throttle - pedal mapping less aggressive to allow for finer modulation.
The only flaw here lies in the regenerative brakes, which offer a little too much light - effort pedal travel before you transition into the mechanical brakes.
Is more brake pedal travel normal for a Toyota or is there something else I should be checking for?
It encourages you to push harder, brake later and deeper into the corner (the optional lightweight discs fitted to our test car were some of the best we've tried: progressive pedal travel, easy to modulate and as strong at slowing the car as the supercharged motor is at accelerating it) and lean on the outer tyres» grip, and play with that brilliant chassis beneath you.
It leans, dives and squats; the tires surrender traction too soon, and the brakes have an inch of spongy pedal travel before reporting for duty.
Excessive pedal travel is the time you take during your shifts that translates to no power transfer.
Subaru has determined that certain 2012 Legacy / Outback and Impreza (except WRX and STI) vehicles may be equipped with a brake master cylinder that could malfunction and cause an increase in the amount of brake pedal travel distance required to slow or stop the vehicle.
If there's chink in the Alfa's armour it's the standard - fit cast - iron brakes, which exhibit too much dead pedal travel before biting.
The revolutionary tangent lever design abolishes circular pedal travel in favor of a simple leg extension for forward movement.
Our new Clutch Pedal Stop eliminates «dead travel» of the clutch pedal so you have a precisely positioned maximum pedal travel.
While in this more efficient drive mode, the vehicle attempts to extend its range by more aggressively using regenerative braking while coasting and remapping the throttle pedal travel for less - aggressive tip - in.
Despite the commendably short pedal travel, the massive six - and four - pot calipers cover the complete deceleration spectrum from touch - then - go - again to all - anchors - dropped.
There's no doubting their power, but in the examples we've tried, with the optional carbon - ceramic front discs, the initial pedal travel is quite grabby, making smooth stops difficult to achieve.
The standard carbon - ceramic brakes resist fade endlessly, and they'll repeatedly haul you down from triple - digit speeds with rock - solid pedal feel and zero increase in pedal travel.
Incredibly long gearing (second gear is good for more than 80 mph) minimizes shifting, and the long pedal travel makes it impossible not to be smooth while metering out 4.9 liters» worth of V - 8 torque.
My one complaint about the Alfa Romeo's driving dynamics had to do with its brakes, which featured very little pedal travel and consequently not the same level of feedback on offer from the rest of the car's chassis and drivetrain.
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