Sentences with phrase «sportier modes»

The Dynamic Steering gives a fast ratio, and in the less sporty modes the steering is very light.

All RDX models feature improved isolation and active sound management that cancels unwanted noise in the Comfort setting and adds a bit of «oomph» to the engine sound in sportier modes.

If the driver changes gears using the gear selector lever or the paddles behind the steering wheel, the transmission goes into a particularly sporty mode in which it allows the engine to rev up to the limit without shifting up.

SVO's engineers are finalising the car's chassis set - up, which will include new performance settings for the air suspension, including a firmer, sportier mode designed for enthusiastic driving.

With AMG tuned adaptive suspension, the ride can be incredibly firm in sportier modes.

Wear a pair of grey and black athletic shorts and a grey vest to get into the sporty mode in style.

Steering effort is light in Touring mode, which I was fine with, and stiffer in the sportier modes, never feeling numb or disconnected.

It's no free - breathing, high - screaming V - 8 — indeed, it offers an entirely more soft - spoken quality — but at least the V - 6 produces refined audio and, in sportier modes a huskier tune and a satisfying off - throttle crackle uncorked via an exhaust valve.

The transmission's sportier mode is more eager to hold on to revs between gears, but also has an, almost eerie, ability to know when you're driving more sedately and can play at being efficient too.

The hybrid Golf's aptitude at transitioning between electricity and petrol almost makes you reluctant to engage its sportier mode, but press the «GTE» button alongside the gearlever and the car uses both of its motors to increase performance rather than improve efficiency.

Alfa's bright Misano Blue paint has reserved for the sportiest modes, the Veloce and Sport.

The standard air springs adjust based on drive mode, and in their sportier modes offer a firm ride that resists body roll and even creates a jittery ride on poor roads.

But, crucially, the dynamic rack here locks to a fixed 13.5:1 ratio when the car enters its sportiest mode, ensuring a predictable and consistent response on the track.

Its electro - mechanical steering feels a touch light until you call on the sportiest mode, when it adds weight and initial speed, and the chassis feels more at home on longer bends than it does rapidly changing direction on tighter bends.

In sportier mode, the i8 works as a hybrid, combining gas and electric, and recharging its battery through regenerative braking.

With air suspension set to its sportiest mode, the A7 disguises its size remarkably well, feeling agile and reassuring.

As you'd guess, the gear changes are quite a bit quicker in the two sporty modes, as is the steering — it feels quick and firm with good feedback.

I seriously don't know why you would want the 180 bhp version as this is a very quick diesel, the Audi select system is great when you want to change to a sportier mode for quicker throttle response and firmer steering.

In the Audi TTS there is a third, sporty mode.

The engine doesn't impose itself on the driving experience, most of the raw power being smoothed out by the automatic transmission's smooth shifts — even in the sportiest mode.

On tarmac roads Audi's drive select lets drivers pick from comfortable, standard and sporty modes - which adjust throttle response, steering weight and gear changes depending on your mood.

Both of those sporty modes have M - specific tuning to both the suspension and steering, which highlights the precision handling and dynamics of the new M550i.

The cabin is quiet, as expected, but in the sportier modes this Rangie almost feels quick on its feel.

It proves smooth under normal use, yet capable of rapid shifts and instant response when in its sportier modes.

On the twistier bits of my test route, I found that I needed to toggle the CX - 9 into its sport mode to keep the transmission from hunting around for gears, but even in this sporty mode the trip calculator remained in the low - to - mid 20s for fuel economy.

While the E feels tidier in the sportier modes, the sense of its length and weight when hustled through corners reduces, but doesn't disappear.

The CT200h has normal, ECO, EV and sport driving modes, and reviewers preferred the sporty mode because that was when the car performed at its best.

The suspension absorbs bumps and road imperfections easily and a crisp gearbox that goes along with Micra's punchy engines provide a decent amount of fun while driving in a sportier mode.

In keeping with this, the Sport button also switches the accelerator pedal control map to an even sportier mode.

The new 7 - speed S tronic — optional on the V8 and standard on the V10 — spaces the gears closely in a sporty mode; the final drive position has a wide gear ratio.

A light touch is all you need to switch gears seamlessly to a sportier mode, or a more relaxed drive by putting the gear - select lever in «D», which resumes the Corolla's automatic shifting.