Sentences with phrase «twitchy steering»

In Comfort mode, everything about the car assumes a looser quality, making for less twitchy steering and a slightly softer ride.

But reviews have been mixed, with many citing twitchy steering, a rough ride, and a cramped cabin.

Infiniti has always marketed it as performance - minded, which, in 2003, meant twitchy steering and a very rough ride.

Despite the road noise and twitchy steering, I emerge from my 600 - mile round trip relaxed rather than fatigued.

It has a miniscule gas tank, twitchy steering, and is completely devoid of creature comforts such as a rearview camera and satellite radio.

Not exact matches

The variable ratio should compensate for the inherent twitchy nature of quick steering racks at higher speeds.

The steering is quick and precise — the way we wish the Fiat's felt — without being twitchy.

Nothing caused a twitchy or snappy reaction, just manageable little slides corrected easily with steering input or by the traction / stability controls.

More welcoming was the way AMG sorted the faults on the GT C with the GT R. Steering is far less twitchy and rear grip is far superior.

Very reliable, but the electronic steering is vague and made them twitchy when changing lanes.

Tall SUVs typically are better with steering that's not so quick it becomes twitchy at higher speeds, and that usually results in the need for minor steering corrections through long, sweeping turns.

The steering wheel stays nicely weighted on the highway, though some might find it twitchy.

Ferrari has gone for a super quick steering rack ratio, which almost seems laser - guided at lower speeds but falls just the right side of twitchy, allowing you to slice through roundabouts with a startling economy of movement in your hands.

The GLC 63's steering, while sharp and well weighted, feels twitchy around the straight - ahead and makes the tall SUV a little nervous on rough roads.

Finally, in 2004 the M400 version arrived with a Roush - tuned, 425bhp engine, revised springs and dampers, and a slower steering rack to make the car less twitchy.

It has adaptive cruise control and lane keeping assist so it will steer itself to keep between lanes, physically adjusting the steering wheel like a twitchy «Christine.»

That quick steering that's so fun on a mountain road makes the Mini feel twitchy and nervous on the highway.

We also thought the LR4 steering was too quick, especially at highway speeds, netting comments in the logs about how the Land Rover felt twitchy on the highway.

Honda's electronic power steering and handling that's responsive without being twitchy make the Pilot easy to drive even for drivers who are uncertain about its size.

But it's only a partial success, because while the wheel does make the 2008 feel agile on twisty roads, it can also make the steering twitchy on long motorway drives.

For example, there's the adaptive power steering that is so light that it can be steered around a parking lot with just one finger, but firms up as you gain speed so it doesn't feel ponderous and twitchy on the highway.

The normal steering program makes the car a little less twitchy, appropriate for boring freeway miles and suburban traffic, although some people will always crave the quicker steering response.

He doesn't like the steering, calling it twitchy, and the Michelin Cup tires combined with the Z06's grunty torque make the Corvette Z06 difficult to drive: «The only solution is to drive very slowly indeed» says the auto journalist.

The rigidity of the body became apparent when I turned the wheel, but the steering action was comfortable and responsive, not twitchy.

On the freeway, the X3 rode comfortably, its well - tuned steering feeling responsive without being twitchy.

Steering is involved and communicative, but not twitchy.

Having such a quick steering rack also, in combination with the very grippy tires, means the front end is very responsive to inputs — yet, surprisingly, the Alfa Romeo Giulia QV never feels nervous or twitchy when you're pushing it hard on a track.

Speaking of steering, the Civic Type - R carves corners by way of a variable - ratio dual - pinion electric power steering setup, which promises to make quick work of low - speed maneuvers without being twitchy at high speeds.

The steering reacted with precision to my input, easily holding a line through a turn, while gaining enough heft so it never felt twitchy.

Steering offers speed variable assist, and it is responsive almost to the point of being twitchy.

Steering is a little twitchy, requiring regular attention and correction.

The steering is light and responsive enough to make the Volt feel effortless at the low city speeds that it's most comfortable at without feeling ponderous and twitchy at the highway speeds that it's capable of.

What's more, the 500e handles like the standard 500 does: steering is responsive enough without being twitchy, the short wheelbase makes the vehicle feel alive, and the soft suspension soaks up the potholes and bumps that plague San Francisco's city streets.

Electric power steering gets better with each generation, and the MX - 5's rack does a fantastic job placing the car, giving good feedback during hard driving without becoming harsh and twitchy at freeway speeds.

Comfort mode softens up the suspension, loosens up the steering, makes the throttle less twitchy, and gives the car a subtler demeanor.

I found myself in standard mode most often, finding the ride, steering and throttle response too twitchy in sport and / or sport plus, especially in this weather.

In sport mode, the steering and the throttle get twitchy.

Acura touts its Super Handling All - wheel Drive via big, SH - AWD badges on the back of the MDX, but in regular driving I actually found the steering to be overly sensitive to inputs, resulting in fairly twitchy handling.

Steering is quick without being sensitive and twitchy, and understeer is hard to come by unless I'm really trying for it.

Fitted with variable - ratio technology, the new steering setup does the company proud and allows for relaxed cruising (no twitchy response on the interstate or highway) while providing quicker response when zipping through the corners.

On my first playthrough I had trouble keeping in a straight line, the steering is really twitchy, far more twitchy than it should be.

Initially, the steering feels too twitchy, but this can be resolved by adjusting the steering sensitivity settings accordingly.