Normal run - of - the - mill Mercedes cars are usually hampered by
a squishy brake pedal, which is one of my biggest beefs when it comes to cars.
GM vehicles usually suffer from
squishy brake - pedal feedback, which always drives me insane.
You can drive the Bolt like a traditional car by pushing the pedal and
its squishy brake with your foot, or you can drive it in low mode and use the regenerative brakes to slow the EV down while coasting.
We would have appreciated a bit more feel from
the squishy brake pedal and slightly numb steering rack, but the Tucson displayed tightly controlled body motions even on a section of gravel road.
So went the opinion of many auto journalists who historically dinged hybrids for lackluster driving characteristics,
squishy brakes, and clunky transitions between gas and electric power.
Not exact matches
From behind the wheel, I found that the
brakes felt very artificial and
squishy under hard
braking but fairly normal during regular, light applications.
After a few laps of hard driving you can expect the pedal to become
squishy and indistinct, taking away much of the confidence you have in the
brakes.
When I rebuilt the calipers on a car, and I bled them, the
brakes almost held good (had enough pressure when I pressed the
brake down to sieze the wheel, but didn't initially bite until the pedal was 1/4 way down), and now they're very
squishy and I can push the pedal all the way down to the floor, how can I tell if the rebuilt calipers are bad or the master
brake cylinder is going?
This thing will make your
brakes squishy at (hopefully) the right moment.
Do your
brakes feel
squishy or squeak?
The
brake pedal has a
squishier feel than we'd like, but this won't be a deal breaker for most buyers.
Brakes were strong for the majority of our time at Laguna Seca, with them easily scrubbing off speed as we shot up towards the corkscrew and diving into turn two, but the pedal did eventually get a little
squishy feeling during our last session on track.
The
brake pedal has a somewhat
squishy feel, but foot - to - the - floor and the 4Runner TRD Pro comes promptly to a halt.
GM struggled from
squishy - feeling
brake pedals in the past, but this Malibu feels much firmer with more bite coming at the top of the pedal stroke.
Steering feels light on center and tightens up some when you crank in more angle and in typical Mercedes form, the
brake pedal is
squishy.
The
brakes are well tuned and didn't feel too
squishy or weird like a lot of hybrid vehicles do.
Brakes have a strong initial bite that may startle drivers at first, but it's something that you get used to quickly, and it's preferred over squishy performing b
Brakes have a strong initial bite that may startle drivers at first, but it's something that you get used to quickly, and it's preferred over
squishy performing
brakesbrakes.
The
brakes are a bit
squishy compared to other new cars.
The
brakes are a bit
squishy and there's a lot of pedal travel before it really begins to bite.