Sentences with phrase «tuned damper settings»

Front and rear spring rates are increased, sport - tuned damper settings are used front and rear, and Civic Si models have a 0.4 - inch lower ride height.

Not exact matches

There's tons more of course — two stage adjustable dampers, a specifically tuned Sport Handling setting for the stability and traction control, ceramic brakes, new Michelin Pilot Cup 2 tyres, a new active rear locking differential.

The standard fit FlexRide system features adjustable dampers with their own specific valve and hydraulic tuning that's determined by Standard, Sport and Tour settings.

Damper settings, steering tune, stability control, traction control, and throttle response change depending on what mode you choose.

Naturally, the dampers have been tuned to suit the stiffer set - up and to control the mass of the multi-spoke 17in alloys and their 205/40 ZR Pirelli P - Zero Nero tyres.

The charmless digital instruments look out of place in such an upmarket environment, and the dynamic have - fun goodies are limited to a more lenient in - between stability control setting, an on - demand firmer spring and damper tuning, and quicker transmission software.

Alpina's usually deft hand at suspension tuning has also been applied here, with the standard set up consisting of electronically - controlled dampers paired with specially adapted wishbones to improve body control while not compromising on ride quality.

Suspension-wise there's Ohlins two - way adjustable dampers (with 60 compression and 22 rebound settings) and tweakable ride height (between 120 and 130 mm) so that drivers can fine - tune the car to their needs.

We should say that the BC is around» 60 - percent finished» for our first taste of the car in Sicily (Caiola's place of birth), with much fine - tuning of the latest Bosch stability control systems still to complete, a revised set of the trick inboard and fully adjustable Öhlins dampers due the very next week and the engine running around 760bhp.

All told, the Spider weighs only 50 kilos more than the coupe (for comparison, opting for an Audi R8 Spyder adds around 100 kilos to the coupe's weight) and, as you might expect, Ferrari's engineers have made various mechanical adjustments to finesse the car for its perceived clientele: slightly softer damper rates (though the spring and anti-roll bar settings are unchanged), a gentler throttle map (more on this is a moment) and specific induction and exhaust tuning to re-master the 458's V8 soundtrack for maximum aural gratification.

However, this car's dampers haven't stood the test of time as well as some of the others here (having said that, it has covered 109,000 miles) and the constant jiggling and occasional crash sets the whole structure on edge, like a huge tuning - fork.

A shift into dynamic mode quickly established it is very much a racetrack setting and the damper tune was not at all at home on our rough roads.

The engine, S tronic six - speed transmission, exhaust sound and quattro all - wheel drive's characteristics and the dampers are among 10 items that can be tuned through a variety of modes and then stored together in an individual setting.

It sits 15 mm lower than the Macan S, while the Sport setting for the adaptive dampers has been further tuned for even sharper handling.

You can, if you wish, add the GT86 Performance Pack to your Blue Edition, which delivers a Sachs - tuned suspension upgrade with Sachs dampers, bigger Brembos brakes, big red Brembo calipers and a set of new 17 ″ black alloys.

That said, the adaptive air suspension and a sporty spring and damper set - up with continuously variable damping does a good job of evening out the ride and our first impression suggests that the GLC 63 S may not have as harsh a suspension tune as we've experienced in other AMG models.

Taking the 2.0 L turbo - four (275 horsepower and 295 pound - feet of torque), Chevrolet pairs it up with a six - speed manual, FE3 suspension (larger stabilizer bars, specifically tuned dampers, and stiffer bushings and ball joints), Brembo brake package, and new Track Mode and Competition Mode settings.

The Type R's Nurburgring - tuned chassis builds further on the 10th - gen Civic's upgrades with Type R - exclusive spring, damper and bushing settings.