Sentences with phrase «stiffens things»

Plus, a liberal sprinkling of chassis reinforcements including around the rear shock mounts and the engine firewall stiffens things and allows the suspension and the quick - ratio steering to do their work more effectively.

As expected, the Sport setting stiffens things up, though not in a way that will leave you feeling like you're ready to tackle Bathurst in it.

The chassis, according to Kia, is made of 55 percent high - strength steel, providing a stiff foundation, and its Dynamic Stability Damping Control system softens and stiffens things up when necessary.

The Comfort setting is good for everyday driving, while the Sport mode stiffens things up for a more spirited feel.

It's still an immensely capable performance car, though, with a track setting to stiffen things up when greater precision is needed.

Benz says rigidity and body - in - white weight is on par with the S - Class Coupe, thanks to an aluminum rear floor, die - cast aluminum longitudinal support member and rear wall behind the backseats to stiffen things up.

Fitting the car with adaptive suspension will stiffen things up at the flick of a switch, though.

AMG also adjusted the suspension's adaptive damping toward the sportier side of things, starting with the neutral comfort mode and gradually stiffening things up in sport and sport - plus mode.

They definitely stiffen things up.

Not exact matches

He felt Dashwood imposed a barrier between herself and the employees to whom she was delegating tasks, and that the barrier only stiffened when things weren't going well.

Like an ocean - wave caught in a snapshot, or a torrent of lava stiffened by cooling, the mountains and living things of the earth wear the aspect, to those who study them, of a powerful momentum that has become petrified.

When I was growing up outside of Detroit there was a company called Sanders and they made the best pre-maybe caramel cake and icing I've ever had in my life... This comes right underneath that... The only thing that I will do differently is I would make the frosting the day before and let it sit out in a cool place at least 24 hours... Because this allows the frosting to stiffen up even more... Putting it on when I did, which was like An hour or so after I made it, it's still kind of went down the sides and onto the plate but when I went back today to get another piece and I pulled it up off the plate and re-frosted it then it stay this time... Thank you so much for this recipe... I'm going to make this as much as I can... I tried to rated 5 stars but it would only let me Rate 4

In reauthorizing SNAP (among other things), the GOP bill stiffens work requirements for so - called «Able - Bodied Adults without Dependents» - ABAWDs or, sometimes, ABODs - who are neither elderly, disabled nor the sole parent of young children.

The movement of the fluid is what causes the whole thing to stiffen.»

When Jimmy's daughter Lisa (the not - unattractive Sarah Shahi) gets caught up in the mix, it only further stiffens Jimmy's resolve to finish things definitively.

The combination of an overblown narrative and an overwrought style, and neither structure aspect's being as realized as they should be, render the film, well, sort of monotonous, at least when pacing is further stiffened by a chilled directorial atmosphere which dull things down, occasionally as tedious.

Managing weight, improving antidive and antisquat, stiffening steering, and improving brake response and rigidity are among the most important factors in making the new Miata feel as sensational to drive as it ever did, with every - thing operating in perfect harmony at a higher level.

Land Rover's engineers say that 165 pounds of additional bracing would be required to stiffen the small luxury ute for drop - top duty, as well as about two years of R&D to get things just so.

Sport mode — which typically sharpens throttle response, tightens steering feels, stiffens the suspension for better handling and dials up the exhaust note, or some combination of those things — is nothing new.