Sentences with phrase «throttle lift»

It's far more amenable than a 12C, happy to be provoked into slides with mid-corner throttle lifts, then have them sustained with doses of the accelerator.

Predictably, the eight - cylinder car hits hard on the top end, and gets frisky with big throttle lifts or heavy deceleration.

The system allows the driver to increase or decrease the amount of regenerative braking that will occur upon throttle lift - off, giving the driver the chance to tailor the Volt's on - road mannerisms to suit their needs.

Although I saw 208 mph on the digital readout, records are based on average speed over a measured mile, so I'm not sure how fast I've gone, and I tell an emergency worker that I may have blown it with my late throttle lift.

Turn in at silly speeds and the front end will still push wide, but the short wheelbase means the slightest of throttle lifts will curtail that, and lifting harshly will even see the back end quickly slide around.

There was no ABS, no traction control, no ESP to rein in any ill - judged over-indulgence of the engine's almost savagely vocal enthusiasm or to help you on a sudden throttle lift - off.

This senses any rapid throttle lift - off and initiates a small brake hydraulic pressure build - up in anticipation of the brakes being applied, to give better pedal response and slightly shorter stopping distances.

How was it that Porsche shrugged off the whole regrettable 9 - 11 coincidence as easily as it did the car's longstanding reputation for swapping ends under mid-corner throttle lift?

We drove it at California's Buttonwillow Park, where the car felt a tad soft and heavy but danced half - sideways — surprisingly — on big throttle lifts or steering pitches with stability control off.

Indeed, where other cars required a throttle lift to make it through certain sections of the circuit, the GT dug in and rocketed itself off of corners with no issues.

It behaves very much like an aggressively set - up front wheel drive hot hatch, and can use a throttle lift to agitate the rear end.

Push on and the Octavia RS feels much the same as it always has — a little more prone to understeer and a little less willing to adjust its line via a throttle lift.

Recovery is just a throttle lift away.

The sound is subdued but purposeful, popping and crackling in a deep - throated trill with each throttle lift.