The second is that the absence of a rear anti-roll bar means you're always chasing the F1's tail, be it under power through a corner or
under braking into a corner.
It offers regenerative braking, which takes the kinetic energy
created under braking, and transfer it to electric power that's stored in the battery.
And it took them so smoothly --- ease into the
corner under braking and ease out under glorious V8 power.
There is a small battery that gets
charged under braking or when off the throttle to power the motor when needed.
With substantial weight, nearly 5000 lbs of it, there's a fair amount of body roll, and
under braking there's some nose dive.
In recovery mode it gathers kinetic energy
generated under braking and periods of trailing throttle, storing it in the battery for use during periods of acceleration.
At the top of the steering wheel are four green lights embedded in the leather rim, these to identify whether any wheel is
locking under braking.
Simply having a few passengers in the car will change the car's
behavior under braking, acceleration and steering.
Also, what will you do when you apparently calm cat gets scared and one second later goes under the driver's feet and ends
up under the brake pedal?
It needs a lot of road to do this, as the car's nose has a propensity to wander slightly, but it's
under braking where you really need to take care.
Thanks to a specially - adjusted traction control and a race ABS, the 911 GT3 R can be very well
controlled under braking and acceleration.
However, as the mass shifts towards the back, the stability goes
away under braking and any uneven braking surface makes the car want to swap ends.
An additional brace has been added to the rear lower suspension offering increased stability by reducing toe
out under braking.
Under braking for the first turn the car's rear end steps out which is only just caught in time.
You may notice wheel lock
up under braking, vibration in the brake pedal, or several other issues.
The battery is charged by plugging into an external source and by kinetic energy
produced under braking and periods of trailing throttle.
The benefits of having more weight on the rear tires for acceleration are, again, pretty obvious, but did you know that less weight (to a certain extent) on the smaller, narrower front tires also helps
under braking as well as in the turns since nose - heavy stock Mustangs easily overwhelm their front tires to the point of locking the brakes or understeering in a corner?
For example, the «kick down» function triggers instant downshift when the accelerator pedal is floored, while the «brake assistance» function anticipates
downshifts under braking to profit from the slowing effects of engine braking and also engages the ideal gear for reacceleration.
It's not as quick in a straight line, less
stable under braking, has less mechanical grip and doesn't flow along a road as convincingly as any of its price rivals.
An optional i - Eloop brake energy regeneration system that captures electricity
under braking in a capacitor, and helps power the car's electrical systems is available to help improve EPA fuel economy ratings to 28 mpg city and 40 mpg highway.
The 6's fuel efficiency game is also strong, receiving 28 mpg city and 40 mpg highway EPA ratings with the automatic and optional i - Eloop brake energy regeneration system, which captures
electricity under braking in a capacitor to help power the car's electrical systems.
Furthermore, this system is improved by an Anti-lock Braking System and Electronic Brake - force Distribution that smartly monitor all four
wheels under braking condition.
The system uses an integrated starter and alternator to reap and harvest power depending on need and opportunity and can recover
power under braking and deceleration.
The EcoSport doesn't dive
forward under braking although the tyres are still not up to the mark and the steering is quite light.
If you experience screeching, squealing, or squeaking
under braking conditions this might indicate that your car's brake pads need to be replaced.
My biggest beef with hybrids remains how the regenerative brakes
feel under braking and this RX 450h still offers a brake feeling that isn't the most comforting.
A Evolution launches out of a crop of trees at 70 mph aimed straight for his chest, only to pitch sideways
under braking at the last minute and catapult down the road.
It has no stability in
rear under braking and has horrendous inertial and off - throttle oversteer.
The E-charge mode allows the battery to be charged on the run, but it involves a firing of the petrol engine, which acts in part like a range extender by providing a small charge to the battery on top of the kinetic energy
recuperated under braking and periods of trailing throttle.
«There were times on the straight when I looked in the mirror, I saw they were 300 metres behind so I started changing things on the wheel or listening to instructions, and
then under braking they were right with me and I thought it was not possible.»
Sport will give the feeling of more responsive acceleration, while also downshifting
earlier under braking.
It dives far
less under braking and resists squatting under power, helping to unite the responses of the front and rear, which previously felt too sharp and too soft respectively.
It still hunts and weaves on choppy asphalt but there's none of the suicidal
tramlining under braking that blighted that first car, and although it's a real struggle to use those rampant 500 horses, there's genuine fun to be had trying to utilise the available grip and exploit its grunt.
An EV button will hold the C - HR in electric - only mode as long as possible, while B mode on the gearstick gives a greater level of
regeneration under braking to top the battery up, much more than just coasting or using the brakes.
As Rusty notes, you can drive with the engine off quite frequently, so long as you let the battery
recharge under braking.