Sentences with phrase «torque steer»

It produced just a hint of torque steer in hard acceleration - a slight tugging on the steering wheel common in powerful front - drive cars - and, occasionally, a whiff of what smelled like a hot catalytic converter.

It's interesting that the negative points of this review (torque steer, numb steering feel, lackluster handling) can all be applied to the Camry as well.

The electric power steering tries to filter out torque steer and sometimes nails it, but you never know what you'll get.

The other typical problem for fast FWD cars is torque steer, and Mini has tackled that by getting smart with the electronic power steering.

As I mentioned earlier, my first experience with the Mazdaspeed3 was in the rain at night and the torque steer was terrifying in that low - traction, low - visibility scenario.

Less power means less torque steer, and better balance means fewer moments of annoyance.

Under acceleration from a standing stop, there's some torque steer — a problem with higher - powered front - wheel - drive cars, caused when the engine torque tries to steer the car one way or the other.

And Ford has figured out how to eliminate torque steer in front drive cars.

The TL has relatively little torque steer for such a powerful car, but I strongly suspect that's because Acura deadened feedback from the variable - assist rack and pinion power steering to minimize it.

There was little sign of turbo lag and torque steer was also absent.

Turbo models used equal - length half - shafts to avoid torque steer, and had a number of other suspension enhancements.

There's some torque steer with the GXP, but not at an objectionable level.

When I tested the Aura XR, I did not find torque steer to be an issue.

But it has no problem reaching extralegal speeds on the expressway, and there's no torque steer thanks to the all - wheel drive system.

Torque steer is caused by any of a number of factors.

Torque steer is not a problem, even when accelerating like a loon at extreme steering angles.

Other features include a short - throw 6 - speed manual transmission, limited - slip differential, Adaptive Damper System and proprietary dual - axis strut front suspension design that nulls nearly any instance of torque steer.

Putting that much twist through the steering wheels creates one significant issue: torque steer.

Similarly, the torque steer isn't especially bad as torque steer goes, it's just there, much as in many other similarly powerful front - drive sedans.

The Ford Focus ST is also less squirrelly and gives less torque steer than the older «Speed3.

The V6 has some torque steer in front - wheel drive, but we think the available all - wheel drive might make it go away, because it sends up to 60 percent of the power to the rear wheels.

Does it torque steer?

Dual - axis front struts reduce steering - axis inclination, and thus torque steer; additionally, left and right driveshafts are rigidity - balanced.

Had torque steer a couple times at a green light.

The steering axis is critically important to achieving high - speed stability, reducing torque steer, and providing strong cornering.

So when you go aggressive with the GLA's throttle, you do end up with some torque steer which isn't an issue on the other two cars.

Once installed into the Storm, there is an immediate difference noticed in launching and torque steer, and an even greater difference noticed while making turns, specifically high speed / power turns.

Torque steer is indeed almost nonexistent, and all other onboard technologies work as promised — in a particularly tight set of switchbacks, we swore we could feel the car's Agile Handling Assist system using the brakes to induce rotation.

The front double - wishbone and rear multi-link set - ups feature «in - wheel» designs which Honda's boffins say all but eliminates any torque steer — another reason the front - end feels so pure despite the fact that the torque - vectoring systems is active every millimetre the NSX's wheels turn.

Torque steer on the R53 Cooper S was never really an issue.

Stomp on the throttle, and it's hard to feel any torque steer at all.

The Sport Edge also comes standard with all - wheel drive, which offers better grip and negates the worry of torque steer under hard acceleration.

Its short shifting was academic, however, with the unmistakable feel of torque steer making its presence felt at full throttle — a novel experience in a Mazda6, frankly.

It helps place power to the road and provides excellent traction and, according to Moers, negates any tendency toward torque steer.

It is front - drive - only, but with no sense of torque steer (more below).

The regular R56 Cooper S, however, does exhibit some torque steer, so with more power one would not be surprised if the JCW showed even more.

Torque steer is apparent when starting off briskly.

Roadholding was commendable, and the 2008 is a tidy handler for its type, although there were some early signs of torque steer, which may be more prevalent on wet roads.

I have seen a few headlines though, and therefore I had reason to expect some pretty bad torque steer.

No matter how hard you tromp the throttle, there's no issue with torque steer, the tendency to pull hard to one side in a front - drive car under hard acceleration.

It also eliminates any trace of torque steer when exiting hard from a corner.

There's no trace of torque steer, a slight tugging to the left or right on acceleration that is sometimes a front - wheel - drive characteristic.

Torque steer mars the otherwise entertaining front - drive handling.

They're two completely different animals, one beset with torque steer and a far - less - advanced powertrain and chassis, while the other packs all the pure performance potency of the world - beater 3 - series in a more compact and lighter - weight package.

During our brief drive, we found that the 2.0 T delivers plenty of muscle with minimal torque steer, spooling up quickly and offering good passing power.

The torque steer was terrible and it just didn't feel like a Buick.

And that is the reason there is a fair amount of torque steer which you would not detect in the all - wheel drive offering.

Since all that power is sent to the front wheels only, we can see a lot of people complaining about torque steer.

An electromechanical steering system is said to provide generous feedback while eliminating torque steer.

The all - wheel - drive system transferred power imperceptibly from front to rear, with no noticeable torque steer, despite the engine's 275 - horsepower output.