Dovizioso switched back and
powered out of the corner to take his third win of the 2017 MotoGP season, with Marquez having to settle for second.
The ceramic brakes are tireless and the way the car starts to adopt a neutral angle under full
power out of corners is a very long way from the inert Audis of old.
Powering out of corners is also a lot easier, thanks to the GTI Sport's electronically controlled limited - slip differential.
You can
power out of a corner long before the steering wheel is straight without fear of understeer, tightening the car's line thanks to the added nudge of the rear wheels.
BMW xDrive counteracts oversteer and understeer effectively and increases the car's pulsating handling abilities when turning into corners and eagerly
powering out of corners.
The standard M Sport differential generates a precise locking effect at the rear wheels, priming the car perfectly to
power out of corners with dynamic drive.
Peak torque occurs at a very low 1,350 rpm, which means
powering out of corners is quick and easy.
While fast starts are kept to a refined pace that the car can handle, we found the acceleration more disappointing when trying to
power out of a corner.
Powering out of a corner, the DCT had only dropped down to fourth gear, leaving the engine far from peak power at 3,500 rpm.
PMLF, which made its debut on the US - made Cadillac ATS, is incorporated into a new Sport mode for the VF Commodore, which will downshift automatically when braking for a corner, and hold onto lower gears when the throttle is lifted after
powering out of a corner.
Only a couple of times did it step out: once under
power out of a corner where the road simply fell away under us; and once on a patch of snow when it was all loaded up mid-corner.
In the S60 R, however, before the driver can sense that the front tires have begun to slip, the rears are called into play, enabling the car to
power out of the corner with composure.
There's
no power out of the corners.
You power out of the corner with riveting control.
You can now sense when your car is going to lose traction and it's far easier to predict the breaking point as you blast through the straights and
power out of the corners with tremendous grip.
Not exact matches
They wrong foot a defender, they curl the ball in the top
corner out of reach
of defenders and keepers, they beat defenders on speed and
power to a through ball, in short they manage to score a few important goals without an easy assist from a team mate.
I almost felt compelled to look in the upper
corner of the screen to see what the score was, and to find
out which character was most in need
of a
power - up.
Its responsive steering gives good feedback and there's minimal body roll and understeer, and its tail will step
out slightly and controllably as you
power out of a tight
corner, all
of this with the traction and stability control off.
This 340i was also equipped with xDrive all - wheel drive, which helped put
power down coming
out of corners.
The balance feels more nose - led here and there's not enough low - down torque to really fire
out of tighter
corners, but there's a pleasing sense
of grip and
power being evenly matched.
Out of tighter turns you can work the quattro drivetrain to your advantage and get on the power sooner than you think and drive out of a corner with more throttle much earlier, with the front tyres guiding you out as the rears take all the torque they can and a little bit more while you add some counter ste
Out of tighter turns you can work the quattro drivetrain to your advantage and get on the
power sooner than you think and drive
out of a corner with more throttle much earlier, with the front tyres guiding you out as the rears take all the torque they can and a little bit more while you add some counter ste
out of a
corner with more throttle much earlier, with the front tyres guiding you
out as the rears take all the torque they can and a little bit more while you add some counter ste
out as the rears take all the torque they can and a little bit more while you add some counter steer.
In fact, it's the same system used in the Ford Focus RS - a conventional rear differential is replaced by a pair
of clutches that can meter
out power to each rear wheel individually, controlled electronically depending on
cornering and traction requirements.
There is a difference, too, when you squeeze on the
power coming
out of corners or in straight - line drag runs, and it is for the better.
You spot the road straightening and want to pop
out onto it like a champagne cork, but you pin the throttle and not much happens... then, maybe a half - second after you'd wanted it, the
power comes in hard but the
corner is over and you feel like you only got to enjoy half
of it.
Mostly it just soaks up the
power and takes you exactly where you point it, but get that left - foot braking going and the MR allows you to slide into and
out of faster
corners, all four wheels ripping at the surface with no opposite lock required.
You need to research carefully on the day, but usually it pays start easing across the road after you crest the rise which follows the Bombhole, then hug the right hand kerb through the middle part
of Coram, gently squeezing on the
power and allowing the car to run
out towards the left only when you see the
corner open up.
Power hard
out of a tight
corner and there's a sense the rear axle is helping rotate the tail a little, reducing understeer and helping you carry more speed down the next straight.
There's plenty
of power on tap from the turbocharged 1.4 - liter four - banger and it spits
out little bursts
of Italian fury as we accelerate
out of the
corner and hunt for the next apex.
The Brabham gets along very smartly
out of the
corners, thanks to an impressive weight - to -
power ratio
of 5.1 pounds per horsepower.
While jabbing the throttle to slide the Speciale around second - gear
corners, I felt the engine reducing
power to keep me
out of trouble.
You feel the diff locking up under braking, and the transition from deceleration stabilization to lock - up while
powering out of a low - speed
corner isn't as progressive as the eLSD setup in the other Porsche.
Just give a little more
power than needed, and you will come
out of the
corner in a sober light powerslide.
It's this turn - in agility followed by the ability to put all its
power down on the way
out of corners that made the GT - R such a formidable weapon.
It has no problem dealing with either 2 - litre engine's
power, keeping wheelspin to a minimum
out of tight
corners.
With the stability system removed entirely, meanwhile, the Turbo S can be teased into extraordinary angles
of oversteer both on the way into a
corner and under
power on the way
out — without any
of the snappiness that you might expect
of a 200mph supercar.
Get on the
power aggressively on the way
out of a
corner and you'll get understeer.
Get on the throttle with the car set up like that and it will
power oversteer
out of the
corner, but most
of the time there is just a sense
of huge traction as the motors on the front axle help to drag the car cleanly
out of bends.
Since that
power is channeled through the front wheels, you'll occasionally encounter torque steer, especially when accelerating
out of hard
corners.
When you've built a bit
of confidence, you find yourself getting on the
power early
out of every
corner so that the F12, exploiting that lovely front - engined rear - drive balance.
Right now I'm scrapping with the road, flicking the R500 into
corners and then trying not to unleash too much
power too early, thinking hard about every braking input (there's no ABS to lean on,
of course), yo - yoing up and down the thumping
power - curve and just occasionally dialling - in a correction as the tail steps
out under
power, just occasionally riding
out the slide for the length
of a gear because the R500 wants me to.
A 350 - hp V - 8 coupled with Quattro all - wheel drive lets us get on the
power ludicrously early coming
out of corners.
Turn into a
corner, squeeze the right pedal and you'll feel the diff doing its thing as it juggles the
power between the front wheels like a hot potato and claws the Corsa
out of the bend.
So the
power builds seamlessly and, with gearing that is perfectly matched, thrust
out of corners or when overtaking is impressive.
Even so, the only place in Brazil we were slower was up the hill
out of the final
corner, with the long incline really showing up the
power loss.
Porsche's RSK Spyders,
powered by the exotic little four cam flat «four» were still the minnows compared to the big capacity sports cars
of the established brands, but lightweight design and efficient aerodynamics still meant the Spyders could reach 160mph on the famous flat -
out run down to Mulsanne
corner.
One thing that we were able to experience to its full advantage in the mountain pass was the
power on tap every time we came crawling
out of a
corner.
With the buttons for gearbox, dampers and ESP all set to «R» mode, there was some playful
power oversteer to be had
out of slower
corners too.
Our first lap, we were too harsh with the brakes and the gas and just plowed through all the
corners, but after a lap or two, we learned to become lighter on the brake entering turns, to carry just the right amount
of speed and apply just the right amount
of brake pedal pressure to rotate the car, then ease onto the gas to
power out.
The driver is therefore able to accelerate
out of corners earlier and with more
power thanks to the improved traction.
It helps you put the
power down coming
out of a
corner.