The brakes are a bit squishy and there's a lot of
pedal travel before it really begins to bite.
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.
There's a bit of
pedal travel before the F - Pace really dives down to stop, and it could definitely use a sharper bite.
They're soft and spongy, with a fairly long
pedal travel before they get some grip.
My colleagues have already noted the lifeless power steering rack, but I noted a considerable amount of brake
pedal travel before the disc brakes began to bite hard.
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.
Other signs include longer stopping distances and more
pedal travel before you feel significant braking force.
Not exact matches
Tap the brake
pedal, and there's significant
travel before the brakes actually engage.
It's unlikely the car will be able to
travel for long at this speed
before the combustion engine (likely Mini's existing turbocharged, 1.5 - litre three - cylinder unit) kicks in - and heavier uses of the throttle
pedal will also see the engine start up, just as it does in plug - in hybrids from BMW.
The brakes passed the inspection but the
pedal has a lot of
travel before the brakes really bite.
Following the performance testing, I found the brake
pedal softer than
before, and the
travel was a bit long.
The revised brakes are better than
before but still don't instil confidence on first acquaintance thanks to a slightly dead feel under foot and more
pedal travel than you really want in a car as sporting as this.
Turn everything off, use more of the throttle
pedal's
travel and more steering angle, and it isn't long at all
before you feel the Haldex system sending power rearwards.
So, too, the brake feel is vastly improved over
before, though a large amount of
pedal travel is still required
before the stopping starts.
The brake
pedal has a firm but somewhat heavy feel, and it doesn't
travel much
before the brakes bite hard.
The
pedal doesn't have to
travel much
before the brakes bite hard, and the car slows quickly.
Your hand feels good on the 5 - speed lever, because the shifting is light and precise, but your left foot feels awkward, as the clutch
pedal has a long stroke and
travels a bit
before it grabs.
The brake
pedal has a few inches of
travel before it bites hard, but it lines up with the gas
pedal properly for heel - toe shifting.