Sentences with word «pliancy»

Rees takes care to touch on the viewpoints of every member in her ensemble: from the open hatred of Pappy to the more sublimated prejudice of Henry, from the weary pliancy of Hap (who, on the subject of white people, advises his son that there's «no point in fighting, they're gonna win every time») to the understandable fury of Ronsel.

«The GT feels balanced and poised in corners, super direct and alert, but there's also good pliancy over bumps, particularly in the softer damper settings.

By giving the ST just a little more pace and a little more pliancy in the suspension it's raised the Fiesta's game.

A largely neutral balance makes it feel gleefully chuckable, and there's just enough pliancy in the suspension to prevent the worst of mid-corner bumps throwing it off line.

There's enough pliancy in the suspension for to you to be able to gently load up the outside rear tyre.

In outright dynamic terms the latest TT RS Roadster is a good improvement over the previous car with crisp, precise steering — though never much genuine steering feel — and good pliancy over bumps.

Ride and handling > Impressive pliancy for a car of this size, but handling lacks the verve of some of the C1's historical predecessors.

There's also decent pliancy over lumps and bumps, all of which means the GT C can be hustled down a road almost as quickly as your nerves permit.

A dedicated practice of yoga on a regular basis bestows the practitioners with improved pliancy.

But love him or hate him, he long ago established himself as one of filmdom's most idiosyncratic line readers; his rubbery tenor bends and snaps with a singsong pliancy that transforms average dialogue.

There were also times when the TT's stability, traction, grip and pliancy shone brightly enough to question the doubts and disappointments felt on earlier drives.

No, it doesn't have the immaculate polish and homogenous tactility of the Porsche — the brakes are over-assisted at road speeds and it lacks the remarkable pliancy and supple body control of the Cayman — but it counters with scintillating overtaking ability, greater levels of mechanical grip and a handling balance that's almost as sweet.

The ride can feel overly firm too on passive dampers, but cars equipped with Magnetic Ride offer a B - road appropriate pliancy in Comfort without sacrificing too much body control.

There's pliancy here, but the 3008 avoids excess body movement in corners.

That impressive ride quality translates into pliancy and suppleness when you push a little harder, so the car rides over bumps without being thrown off course and lands with real control into compressions.

Having enjoyed the unexpected pliancy of the hlins two - way adjustable suspension on road settings, it's all the more impressive to feel the difference a few additional clicks of bump and rebound can make on the track.

It backs up that predictability with massive grip and body control, and such fluid pliancy over bumps.

The ride quality isn't quite as pillowy as you'd expect given Citroen's recent focus on comfort — there's a firmness that suggests Citroen has prioritised body control over pliancy given the car's taller stature — but there's enough give that you're unlikely to curse it on your commute.

This «fast road» setup does have enough initial pliancy to take the edge off the worst road scars and potholes, though.

Road surface imperfections are rounded off with a real pliancy both in Comfort and even in Sport mode.

The stiffer damper mode is worth exploring on the road — so often these firmer settings are really only appropriate for smooth circuits — because having a touch more support at each corner does take away the very small degree of floatiness in the body that can be felt in the softer mode, without completely ruining pliancy over bumps.

In slippery conditions you can really trust the DSC system to tame the power without spoiling your fun, and in the dry it feels progressive and polished, with genuine pliancy over challenging roads.

However, with 180 mm ground clearance the Ignis has sufficient pliancy to soak up whatever you throw at it.

So is the X-Class's aura of robustness and the basic pliancy of its suspension over rough stuff, making it supple enough to cushion sharp jolts effectively.

This car's pliancy on a bumpy road will come as a surprise, given its track focus.

It doesn't have the ride comfort nor the chassis pliancy of the HSV either, which was equal parts surprising and disappointing.

Instead, it's the ride quality, the wheels enduring ripples with a cushioned pliancy lost when the 33 came along.

In the absence of sound or touch, we are still able to access the crisp timbre of copper; the lustreless pliancy of clay; or the heavy solidity of steel.

For India, we expect more pliancy to the ride and possibly more suspension travel too.

With the suspension providing enough pliancy to work the tyres reassuringly hard, the Stelvio zips between through corners in a manner that's far less cantankerous than it must look.

In either of the Sport modes the 718 is a deeply impressive sports car, with an expertly judged chassis balance, good pliancy over bumps and rock solid body control.

Seeing that bookshelf was the first time I had been delighted by digital books in years, and it was a stark reminder that pliancy of media invites experimentation.

Combined with the taut body control and pliancy over bumps that gives the car enough cross-country pace to live with any other hot hatch in this bracket.

With the advent of the millennial as the largest generation in the workforce, organizations are increasingly adapting to their preferred style of work — one of autonomy and pliancy.

When one gives undivided attention to the (vital) breath, and brings it to the utmost degree of pliancy, he can become as a (tender) babe.

The 200t feels a little lighter in the nose but the 350h rides with a little more pliancy.

Clearly someone at Peugeot has started to get their suspension mojo back, but they need to find some pliancy to go with the grip and agility.

Steering feel and precision improve with speed, while the pliancy of the ride is something to marvel at.

Even in the stiffer damper mode — which is part of the standard - fit Drive Select system — there's enough pliancy; in fact, for the extra body control it also delivers it becomes the default setting for spirited driving, regardless of the nature of the road surface.

You would expect a bumpy British B - road to be the last place that an Italian Supercar would be at home, but such is the pliancy of the MagneRide suspension that it covers the ground like the factory is based in Melton Mowbray not Maranello.

The suspension's pliancy isn't the result of some complex racing dampers, but rather the outcome of a well - judged setup for Britain's cambered and lumpy B - roads.

The rear axle now uses helper springs to bring more pliancy and composure — and ultimately better traction — to the rear end.

Patience is the key; brake early, use the suspension's pliancy and the control you have with the middle pedal to gently trail brake into a corner and the 305 front tyres find just much grip as the bigger rears.

It handles about as well as the A7, but seems to ride with a little more pliancy and with the saloon body rather than in large four - door fastback form, the A7's uncomfortable structural resonance is nowhere to be heard.

Existing DS models, particularly the DS 5, have been criticised for lacking the pliancy of classic Citroens.

The tactility, the pliancy, the incisive, organic handling and yes, the sheer pace of the thing are not just a big step on from the 360 Modena but a big step on for Ferrari road cars full - stop.

There is still a certain sharpness to the ride quality over small lumps and bumps, but it does soak up surface imperfections with more pliancy than the coupe.

The suspension is a great road set - up, with plenty of pliancy and reassuringly progressive limits.