Sentences with phrase «road grip in»

Using an electronically controlled hydraulic clutch, the AWD system distributes drive between the front and rear wheels to ensure the best possible road grip in all situations.

The system provides the best possible road grip in all conditions and the engine's power can be exploited optimally whatever the situation.

Not exact matches

Kimball worries whether America, now in the grips of «crowd politics» rallying to Utopian promises, might be headed in the direction of what Friedrich Hayek, following Tocqueville, called «the road to serfdom».

The state's attorney blew snot when he saw me grimace from the blow, after which I proceeded to tell the judge about the beautiful game of golf and how it had been a long and winding road for me since that first purely struck two - wood in 1973, but that I'd finally discovered the proper way to grip a club, and would His Honor really mind if the sheriff would be so kind as to fetch my driver out on the county road and bring it to the courthouse so my new grip could be photographed from all angles for my peace of mind.

Tyres that don't have enough air in them have reduced grip on the road, meaning the driver has less control of their vehicle.

There are certainly merits to traveling long - term with your little ones, but in reality, you need to do a few dummy run holidays to get a grip of the logistics of being on the road as a family.

This friction normally allows the car to «grip» the road — keeping the tires in contact with the relatively rough road surface, and the driver of the car in control.

Once you can do the 20 reps with two hands it is time to start the long road to progressing to the one arm chin up and the next stage is to tie a towel, thick rope or belt over the bar which you grip with one hand whilst the other arm grabs the bar in the normal way.

LiveTrack 3.0: Dynamic road surface transitions affect vehicle performance, grip, and handling in real - time with bleeding - edge tire physics and surface deformities

After nearly five years at the helm of Open Road Films, Tom Ortenberg finds himself in an enviable position this awards season thanks to «Spotlight,» a gripping drama about the Boston Globe's investigation into the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandal that has earned acclaim from critics and clergy alike.

But as in the Talking Heads song, they are both on the Road to Nowhere and somehow Tom has to come to grips with failure and regain his humanity, while looking out for his brother and his new family.

The traction of all - wheel drive means you can really chuck it down the road, revelling in the grip and the five - cylinder engine's generous delivery (its 335bhp and 332 lb ft peak figures are identical to the 1M's).

There is masses of grip, it's well balanced, and away from rutted urban roads, the taut ride results in keen responses and impressively flat cornering.

It was astonishingly easy to drive fast in the dry, and its wet - road grip bordered on the sublime.

Aiding the Raptor in its off - road fury are meaty BF Goodrich tires that grip tenaciously even in the wet muck.

For me, there is almost too much grip — the CLS63 lacks the beautiful subtlety of adjustment that you can enjoy in the very best AMG cars (the SLS and C63), but you still get to the end of a road in awe of the brutish speed you've just carried through the corners and the iron - fisted composure of such a big car.

At low speed it feels almost as though it's not being gripped at all, then as speed builds the resistance increases, but not in direct relation to road speed or lateral loading.

perfectly matched; grip is strong and the suspension puts you in touch with the road but isn't dictated by it, smothering large and small bumps with equal effectiveness.

To help in the truck's road - free missions, the Raptor is now offered with beadlock - capable aluminum wheels from that can aid in finding grip in low - traction situations.

The chassis balance and grip it provided in Speedvegas's quicker turns — none of which qualify as truly high - speed — and the corresponding confidence it inspired had several of us dreaming about running the car somewhere more wide open, like Road America or Road Atlanta or Spa - Francorchamps.

The 245 / 30R -20 Continental SportContact 6 tires on 8.5 - inch rims do a stellar job of gripping the road, easily pulling more than 1 g in steady - state turns.

The ride is sharper edged, thanks in part to those 19in rims, but there's plenty of smooth - road grip and composure, and less initial body - roll.

Even in fourth gear at 35mph the 488 GTB will alert your senses, have you tightening your grip on the wheel and make you give a little wriggle in the seat just to make sure you're perfectly positioned to read the road ahead.

While I imagine few people buy an Outlander Sport with the intention of serious off - roading, that kind of agility translates to better grip in bad weather.

Like Riches, a lot depends on the grip level — or whether you have ABS — but the thing to remember is that in most road car - based machinery, there is more to be gained from a settled entry and smooth exit from the right hander.

It is actually the best performer of the 2 in all road conditions due to its increased grip and traction.

maybe its using the irregularities in the road to use as little berms or where you can turn a little harder where there is more bite and let the car drift out where and when less grip.

The clutch and gearbox are just like that of a road car and the live rear axle meant it lost grip in a slow and progressive manner.

Those thin tyres are designed more with low rolling resistance in mind than lateral grip as well so it's all too easy to overcome their hold on the road - especially in the wet.

The Focus ST has so much grip and poise that the scenery on the back roads outside Ada, Michigan flashed by more quickly than would have been the case in many other road cars — even those far more powerful and expensive.

With a significant input into the steering wheel and a lift of the throttle you can force the rear tyres to relinquish their grip of the road, but so swiftly is it caught by the stability control (even with the traction control in sport handling mode) and so mighty is the E43's traction when you get back on the throttle that there's little incentive to try and play.

It's as smooth as a George Clooney pickup line on imperfect roads and as sharp as one of his Italian suits in the corners, with just enough compliance to enhance the feedback and sufficient mechanical grip to give the best two - seat sports cars a run for their euros.

It's not as quick in a straight line, less stable under braking, has less mechanical grip and doesn't flow along a road as convincingly as any of its price rivals.

Grip in the corners is phenomenal, the suspension feeling short in travel, the whole car much more connected to the surface of the road than either a V8 or DBS.

Grip, even in tight corners on wet roads, was excellent, and the car was flat and composed without ride harshness.

How far over to the left and away from the turn depends on the amount of grip you have available — more grip means you can hold it tighter — but in most road - tyred cars, turning less at McLaren and opening out the entry to Clearways is a good thing to do.

The steering weights up nicely with speed but never feels very lively and the front tyres squeal when pushed hard rather than the chassis indulging in any firecracker tail - led antics.The GT goes from grip to slip progressively and didn't frustrate when we stumbled upon a gloriously sinuous and deserted road.

It was just a feeling, though — a couple of track sessions revealed that there was more grip on offer than the feedback through the steering might have you believe, but it never felt natural to delve too deeply into that zone, particularly on the road, particularly in the wet.

In fact, only with the combination of disabled stability control and aggressive throttle application will you learn the RWS is two - wheel drive — and then the transition from grip to slip comes so quickly, aided by the pendulum effect of that giant engine, that you'll need to be wide awake to gather it all up, particularly on the road.

The three - spoke steering wheel moves in your hands a great deal on the road as it reports everything the front wheels are absorbing, but the car is never thrown off line and with the lightest of grips you can edge it to where you want it to go, the front end faithfully obeying every input like a child that's been promised Ben & Jerry's if they finish their homework within the hour.

Its compound wicks water from the road and from the top of ice and packed snow, and bite particles embedded in its rubber improve grip.

Massive 22 - inch wheels wrapped in off - road tyres should aid grip, too.

This pushes the tyre flat onto the road surface providing maximum grip in a hard cornering scenario.

The optimum is an early apex but in most cases feeling for this needs care only in a very powerful car with limited grip or when the road is wet.

Although we weren't allowed to actually drive the test trucks on the snow or ice in the lab, the Ultra Grip Ice WRT seemed to provide good grip as we road shotgun around the indoor test couGrip Ice WRT seemed to provide good grip as we road shotgun around the indoor test cougrip as we road shotgun around the indoor test course.

Yes, it's struggling for grip in the deepest sand and mud but it's on road tyres, and despite its firmness it tracks the ground very well over the bumpier, rockier sections.

Performance - focused winter tires such as this Pirelli help maintain handling and steering precision on dry roads but also deliver good grip in snow and slush and on ice.

It's the Elise's road manners that have always really impressed and despite modest Yokohama Advan Neovas, 175 section on the front and 205s on the back, in the dry, the grip is prodigious and, on the public road at least, sliding about is unlikely.

The body roll and «I don't remember it raining» road - holding made it feel all its 43 years, yet there was delicacy in how it could be driven to the limit of its grip, and its small flat - six was a gem.

On tricky wet / dry roads you get plenty of information from the front tyres (here mounted on optional 18in rims) about available grip, so you can turn in with confidence and commitment, which is a sure sign the chassis is a good» un.