Sentences with phrase «suspension tune of»

In this case, the Titanium also has a new no cost option; the 18 - inch tyre and suspension tune of the mid-spec Everest Trend.

Indeed, arguably the suspension tune of the Pure is perhaps one of the car's strengths.

[1] The semi-sports suspension is stiffened compared to the Statesman, Holden refer to the more sporting suspension as «FE1.5», sitting halfway between their standard suspension tune and the «FE2» suspension tune of their sports models.

Hyundai is therefore playing up the local suspension tuning of the new car, which for the first time will offer a turbocharged 2.0 - litre petrol performance oriented variant.

Given the basic suspension tuning of the Modern line of 335i, the Sport settings seemed pointless, the aggressive action of the engine defeated by sloppy cornering.

The all - terrain Nitto tires and handy suspension tuning of the 4Tunner TRD Pro meant that throughout the easy to intermediate trails of Big Bear, I could stay in two - wheel drive without any inkling of slippage.

That's no small feat, and it allowed engineers to tweak the suspension tuning of the new Volt for more dynamic handling without introducing harshness into the ride quality.

Many times, the low - profile tires and suspension tuning of luxury cars has become too stiff to call comfortable, but the Legacy's ride did not detract from steering feel or turn - in, and I found the Legacy 2.5 i Touring fun to drive.

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To the tune of Leo Kottke's acoustical guitar «Enderlin,» their steam locomotive crosses a high suspension / trestle bridge, silhouetted against the partly cloudy blue sky.

The fine art of suspension tuning has long eluded Kia engineers, but the Soul finally gets it just right with a composed, quiet ride.

Mechanically, there's PASM (Porsche Active Suspension Management), plus Sport Chrono, which allows you to tune the damping and throttle response at the touch of a button.

Since F1 cars and NASCARs do a lot of accelerating, braking and steering, their performance will benefit from a properly tuned suspension.

On glassy - smooth twisty bits through the hills around Austin, it's acceptable — but try rolling calmly down the access roads to Circuit of the Americas, and the nature of the tightly tuned suspension and 20 - inch wheels with low - profile tires reveals itself.

The suspension tuning has mellowed considerably, which together with the more refined powertrain and the addition of active noise cancellation make for a more relaxed driving experience.

The package also includes Magnetic Ride Control, GM's adaptive suspension, but it's tuned specifically for sportier performance characteristics instead of the standard MRC's comfort skew available on Premier trim trucks.

The low - slung chassis and sport - tuned suspension do an admirable job of minimizing body roll and disguising the car's substantial heft.

In fact, production cars have their suspensions tuned at the factory for some kind of compromise between comfort and performance.

The only thing that distances the high - performance Focus from real greatness is some fine - tuning — in particular, we'd like to see the computer - controlled cleverness scaled back in favor of a more homogenous steering and suspension setup.

The ragtop Defender 90 rides on a stock chassis and maintains the lines of the Solihull - produced body with street - tuned suspension, a set of 18 - inch Kahn Design wheels shipped from the U.K., and a set of light - duty off - road tires.

Unless you're a professional chassis engineer, there's a strong argument for leaving your car's suspension well alone: a large team of experts spent tens of thousands of hours fine - tuning the ride and handling to be just - so, therefore the chances of you improving upon all their hard work are, well, slim.

The strut - type front and multilink rear suspension is tuned more tautly than those of most big sedans, but with exemplary body control over bumps and around corners.

With its turbocharged engine tuned to deliver even more power than the standard JCW (which is rated at 208 hp for 2013), an adjustable GP - specific suspension, «race - spec» brakes, unique aerodynamic aids, and high - performance tires, the new GP achieves Mini's best - ever Nuerburgring time of 8:23 (besting the previous GP by nearly nineteen seconds).

Riding lower than a typical 5 Series, the M5's suspension tuning will take advantage of decades of racing knowledge and countless development hours spent lapping the Nuerburgring.

BMW has also tuned up a few key mechanical and chassis elements, including revising the electric - assist steering system, strengthening the mounting points of the front suspension struts, and firming up the rear dampers for better dynamic response.

The Lotus - tuned suspension, combined with a 45/55 percent weight distribution and sticky nineteen - inch Michelin Pilot Sport tires, makes the Aileron an easy, almost relaxing car to drive fast, although the lack of any stability or traction control tends to dampen one's temptation to explore its absolute limits on public roads.

Today's luxury cars may pack powerful engines, sport - tuned suspensions, and more apps than your stubborn friend's Blackberry, but the segment has devolved into a repetitive cycle of one - upmanship that measures differences in millimeters rather than milestones.

AMG Dynamic Select allows further fine - tuning of the car's functions, with Eco, Comfort, Sport, Sport Plus and Individual modes to the transmission, engine response, suspension and steering.

This is all about the tuning of the suspension: do you want to drive a comfortable couch or a sporty go - kart?

The car was composed and responsive on the smooth roads in the French countryside, but our drive on the eve of the Paris Motor Show was restricted to European - spec cars, and suspension tuning will be different for the U.S. market.

The sportier suspension tune comes as part of the GT's Style Package, and is optimized for lower - profile tires.

In fact, with hydraulic power steering and better overall suspension tuning, the M6 Gran Coupe could just be the best of the current crop of M cars — and a great example of how to make a new, even better car out of some already great automobiles.

The non-Performance Pack Corsa VXR is still a capable small hot hatch, but stripped of the LSD, bigger brakes and the firmer suspension tune it's frustrating at the point where the Performance Pack model really comes alive.

Opinions in our group were split: some suggested Nissan's suspension tuning is «just right,» while associate editor David Zenlea insists it errs on the side of choppy.

On the road, the CR - Z neither delights nor disgusts; the steering is somewhat quick, but the chassis, loaded with batteries and saddled with soft suspension tuning, errs on the side of understeer when pushed hard into corners.

The design is fresh, and the 2.0 liter, four - cylinder engine combined with the sport tuning of the suspension makes this newcomer a fun runabout.

Modifications primarily focused on improving high - speed downforce, reducing the car's weight, tuning the suspension to handle the «Ring's «punishing road surface full of undulations,» and adding safety gear like bucket seats to keep drivers in maximum control of the car.

The XC40 R - Design features a sport - tuned suspension and the driving dynamics can best be described with the sort of boilerplate clichés that hacks like me use when we can't come up with anything else: It turns in sharply, grips eagerly, and the body stays relatively flat in the turns.

Given Hyundai / Kia's uneven track record for suspension and steering tuning, I wouldn't call it a slam - dunk, but my last go - round with the Elantra GT (one of the most underrated and unappreciated cars in the Hyundai showroom, if not the entire new - car market) makes me optimistic.

The first bodied P400 was completed in March 1966 — just seven months after the project began — and was driven from Carrozzeria Bertone's workshops just west of Turin to the Geneva motor show by Nuccio Bertone himself, even though the suspension had yet to be tested and tuned.

As with all of Audi's other RS models, the TT RS will feature beefier brakes, suspension, tuning, and tires to handle the extra oompf.

Everyone knows that when you remove the roof of a car and replace it with a piece of cloth you take away its torsional strength, and therefore its chassis and suspension become far harder to tune.

If the Boss does go quietly into the night, it will be missed, as will its wild graphics; its rev - happy, torque - laden 5.0 - literV - 8; it's taught - yet - not - painful suspension tuning; and the raucous bark of its exhaust.

This amount of stiffness allows for very fine suspension tuning, because it virtually eliminates chassis flex.

The M is amped up in every way, with a twin - turbocharged 3.0 - liter inline six - cylinder good for 322 hp and 332 pounds - feet of torque as well as an M specific adaptive suspension, M Sport braking system, variable sport steering and specially tuned exhaust.

The heart of the GTI is its performance and suspension tuning that makes it one of those cars that is fun to toss around the corners.

You can make an argument that the live axle needs to be replaced with an independent rear suspension, but that's more of an academic discussion, because the suspension tuning is great in the real world.

One of Kia's traditional downfalls was less - than stellar suspension tuning, so we were pleasantly surprised by well - controlled body motions during moderately spirited driving on the type of roads that would be a lot more fun in a Miata than a 72.8 - inch wide sedan.

The suspension tuning is firm, but beyond that there's a harshness in its responses that's out of place in a modern car.

With styling similar to the FT - 86 Open concept first unveiled at the 2013 Geneva show, the FR - S convertible will reportedly feature a power - operated soft - top that will add more than 60 pounds of mass, necessitating some minor suspension tuning.