Sentences with phrase «pedal travels»

It felt perfectly stable at this sort of speed too, although the brakes are not the most encouraging part of the car (they're effective enough, but need a good shove deep into the pedal travel) so it felt wise to leave plenty of margin for slowing.

Other signs include longer stopping distances and more pedal travel before you feel significant braking force.

Brake calibrations have been adjusted to key response more to pedal pressure versus pedal travel.

Sometimes it halts sharply and other times the same pedal travel results in milder braking.

Having the rear shoes adjusted will help with the pedal travel issue.

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.

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.

The low - speed heft to the steering is gone, you're past the dreadfully stiff first few millimetres of throttle pedal travel (it initially feels more like a clutch) and the engine spins away busily but with so much in reserve.

During normal use brake fluid can become contaminated and the master cylinder wears internally but only for the length of your brake pedal travel.

The gearbox, with its snappy, short - throw shift, is a great partner for the sparkling six, and the brakes, while laughably grumbly (in finest M tradition) and a little over-servoed at the top - end of the pedal travel, stand up well to fast road driving.

The first couple of millimetres of pedal travel is dead but once you're into the operating range the pedal has a firmness and consistency that's better than any Elise I've tried previously and the ABS never triggers on the road.

I'd set the pedal travel accordingly; pedal to the metal means throttle opened for 50 degrees from shut.

For instance, our company standard dictates 45 mm [1.8 inch] maximum accelerator pedal travel for the typical passenger car.

«Pedal travel, no spongy brake» were identified as elements important to the integrated feel of the driver and car.

When you try you find that what felt like slightly too long of a pedal travel with your right foot suddenly feels perfect.

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 top portion of the pedal travel is where most of the braking force happens.

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.

On the road, it's not a problem most of the time as you stay within the top part of the pedal travel, even when driving hard.

For example, when stationary and pressing the brake, there is a range of pedal travel (and thus, brake pressure) that causes these creaks.

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.

If you used the pump the brakes method to bleed them your pedal travel is greater than normal (perhaps ever in the history of the car).

«We also changed the front brake pistons for shorter pedal travel, so it works as a cohesive package.»

(A reminder from experience: When adjusting your seat in pit lane, allow for full pedal travel while forced back into the cushion.)

The latest generation of carbon - ceramic brakes do a great job, even if the pedal travel is a little long, but the simple fact remains that you enter these braking zones — places with no runoff and minimal margin for error — 20 mph faster than in the latest Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

The brakes bite right at the top of the pedal travel to give you fantastic confidence, and we never felt them fade even on the steep way down the mountain from the famous astronomical observatory.

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.

The bad news concerns the throttle response, which is Autobiography - relaxed over the first third of the pedal travel and then suddenly Dynamic - rushed until the accelerator hits the firewall.

The former is courtesy of a larger brake master cylinder and booster, drastically reducing pedal travel and making for a firmer, more consistent feel.

Is more brake pedal travel normal for a Toyota or is there something else I should be checking for?

Delve deeply into the long accelerator - pedal travel and the S550 can blast around slower - moving traffic, creating opportunities even in short passing zones.

The brake pedal was too spongy for my tastes, although with repeated applications it seemed to warm up and pedal travel was reduced.

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.

Plus, the total throttle - pedal travel feels a little longer.

In terms of true dynamic flaws, the most flagrant is the lack of brake pedal travel and progressivity.

The 650 comes as standard with carbon ceramic discs, but where there used to be a horrible dead feeling at the top of the pedal travel followed by an abrupt application of pad to disc, there is now superb feelsome progression.

Moderate tweaks to the brake feel and throttle pedal travel would be appreciated, but these are minor concerns that an Equinox driver would never notice after a week of ownership.

Stronger brakes wouldn't go a miss to match the performance available, however, and a more natural feel early in the pedal travel would help moderate retardation better, too.

Delivering insufficient bite when you just want to gently cover the pedal, they then bite too hard when you get a little further into the pedal travel.

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.

I'd like more action in the first bit of pedal travel, but it seems a bit numb until you really stomp on it, but that's easy enough to get used to.

The pedal travel is short and the biting point precise.

«I'm surprised at how docile it is in normal driving,» my dad says, «and how a few inches of throttle pedal travel can totally transform that perception.»

Pedal travel is tight, the pressure point precise, the braking distance impressively short.

They're soft and spongy, with a fairly long pedal travel before they get some grip.

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.

There's a bit of pedal travel before the F - Pace really dives down to stop, and it could definitely use a sharper bite.

It does this by changing the accelerator mapping so that the same pedal travel delivers less power than in the standard mode; the transmission control strategy for the automatic gearbox is modified to bring forward upshifts and delay downshifts, while intelligent energy and climate management reduces mechanical power consumption and also the energy consumption of electrical systems - such as heated mirrors and seats.

The clutch is also very modern - BMW — there is no springy feel to it whatsoever with the pedal travel being light and consistent throughout, even if a bit long.