Sentences with phrase «vehicle during cornering»

The new hydraulic rack - and - pinion steering with the M - specific Servotronic function, moreover, has more direct mapping to enable firm and secure contact with the road while further increasing the agility of the vehicle during cornering.

The Cadillac coil springs help to stabilize the vehicle during cornering and braking as well, controlling the shifting of vehicle weight as these maneuvers are performed.

Not exact matches

A «bounce and jounce» test (where you bounce the vehicle's corners while stationary) works to some extent, but will not test the fast stage valving in the shock and you may miss road handling characteristics that may be unfavorable / noisy or otherwise undetectable except during normal operation.

Further enhancing passenger comfort is the Aktion Gesunder Rücken (German spinal health organization)- recommended Active Multicontour Seat package, which, when equipped, uses continually adjusted air bolsters in the sides and backs of the seats based on the vehicle's driving dynamics, improving lateral support during cornering or off - roading.

In the event of a failure during heavy cornering it is possible the rear wheels are locked at a slight angle causing a very mild crab crawl driving line but otherwise not affecting the vehicle's stability and safety.

The VSC system helps restrain sideways slippage of the vehicle during a strong understeer tendency or strong oversteer tendency while cornering.

Designed to make the vehicle even more agile, the system can apply finely - metered braking to the inner wheels to mitigate understeer during corner entry, helping the driver to keep the vehicle on the ideal line through a turn2.

Vehicle Stability Control, with a cut - off switch, helps maintain directional control during cornering.

However, to enhance the driving dynamics of the vehicle, several aspects of the system have been changed from the E-Class and drivers will now have more confidence during aggressive cornering.

A new test — the small overlap test — was added to assess how the vehicles perform during a front - corner collision with another vehicle or object, such as a utility pole.

Dynamic Response * improves vehicle handling through hydraulic roll control, optimising on road performance and passenger comfort, by reducing the amount of body lean during cornering.

They travelled to a remote corner of northern Sweden to join Stefan May, head of Total Vehicle Test & Development for the brand, during the final week of their arctic testing run on the brand new city car.

The 2011 Honda Accord is now equipped with Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) to assist the driver in maintaining control during cornering, acceleration and sudden maneuvers by applying braking to the right or left hand wheels as necessary and modulating the engine torque output as required.

Also used for the first time on a Nissan vehicle is a new Active Understeer Control system, which utilizes intelligent control logic and high - response brake actuators to brake the inside front wheels during cornering (as required) to increase yaw - moment.

Adaptive Front - Lighting System (AFS) developed; The system, which uses world - first technologies, automatically changes the direction of the headlights in accordance with vehicle speed and steering angle to improve visibility at intersections and during cornering

In order to reduce vehicle lean during cornering, the Discovery SE and HSE models are available with Active Cornering Enhancement (ACE), which replaces the conventional antiroll bars with hydraulically actuated roll - controlcornering, the Discovery SE and HSE models are available with Active Cornering Enhancement (ACE), which replaces the conventional antiroll bars with hydraulically actuated roll - controlCornering Enhancement (ACE), which replaces the conventional antiroll bars with hydraulically actuated roll - control modules.

Harnessing the integration of the vehicle's dynamic control systems, this feature limits brake pressure on inside wheels during cornering to help enhance control through the turn.

- Vehicle Stability Assist ™ (VSA ®), which further improves stability during cornering, is standard equipment on all types.

Using vehicle speed and steering angle data, Motion - Adaptive EPS works with Honda's Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA ®) and Electric Power Steering to detect instability in slippery road conditions both during cornering and under braking and automatically initiates steering inputs aimed at prompting the driver to steer in the correct dirvehicle speed and steering angle data, Motion - Adaptive EPS works with Honda's Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA ®) and Electric Power Steering to detect instability in slippery road conditions both during cornering and under braking and automatically initiates steering inputs aimed at prompting the driver to steer in the correct dirVehicle Stability Assist (VSA ®) and Electric Power Steering to detect instability in slippery road conditions both during cornering and under braking and automatically initiates steering inputs aimed at prompting the driver to steer in the correct direction.

The suspension has been optimized to help keep the vehicle flat during cornering and provide quick turn - in response.

This system was benchmarked against competitor vehicles and refined during straight line, medium - and high - speed cornering, and hill - starts.

It was great to feel like I had someone in my corner during the entire process of trading in my old vehicle and riding off in my new one!

For enhanced control during acceleration, cornering, and sudden collision - avoidance maneuvers, the Ridgeline is equipped with a standard 4 - channel Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) system that works in conjunction with the VTM - 4, drive - by - wire throttle and ABS systems.

The 5.6 - liter V8 provides sufficient muscle to cope with in - town traffic or freeway overtaking and, while the QX56's tall profile and curb weight of nearly three tons can elicit considerable body roll during really brisk cornering or transition maneuvers (as would be reasonably expected of such a vehicle during such driving), its standard and driver - selectable Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC) package provides reassurance, particularly during slippery condvehicle during such driving), its standard and driver - selectable Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC) package provides reassurance, particularly during slippery condVehicle Dynamics Control (VDC) package provides reassurance, particularly during slippery conditions.

(In the small overlap crash test, the vehicle is lined up so that 25 percent of it — a front corner — overlaps with a barrier during a frontal, 40 - mph [64 km / h] collision.)

The «plus» in Top Safety Pick + is added if the vehicle scores an «acceptable» or «good» in their small overlap crash test, in which the vehicle is lined up so that 25 percent of it — a front corner — overlaps with a barrier during a frontal, 40 - mph (64 km / h) collision.

In this IIHS new test, a vehicle is lined up so that 25 percent of it — a front corner — overlaps with a barrier during a frontal, 40 - mph (64 km / h) collision.

And during situations such as high - speed cornering, a vehicle could be thrown off balance if one wheel slipped and the computer applied the brake.

The innovative SH - AWD ® system is unique to Acura and by employing torque vectoring, during hard cornering under acceleration it can send more torque as well as to overdrive the outside rear wheel, thereby creating a «yaw moment» that enhances vehicle dynamics by generating a turn - in effect.

Derived from the WRX and WRX STI models, Subaru's torque vectoring system is designed to reduce understeer during hard cornering by strategically applying the brakes to the inside wheels to help the vehicle tuck into the curve.

Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) helps maintain directional control during cornering and can be disengaged via the «TRAC off» switch.

ESP ® Curve Dynamic Assist complements the ESP ® system to perfection: during dynamic cornering, imperceptible braking intervention on the inside wheel gives rise to a defined yaw moment around the vertical axis, resulting in precise cornering by the CLA 45 AMG and ensuring that the vehicle remains under control at all times.

Only the axle bevel gear and the compensating gears in the differential, which compensate for differences in the speed of rotation of the vehicle's drive wheels during cornering, continue to rotate under zero load.

Overall body control, for example, is exceptionally well controlled, with body lean only being brazenly obvious when you're pushing towards the vehicle's limits (as in «limits that'll result in a speeding fine if you're not approaching them on a track day»), and that same suspension setup which keeps the Jaguar XF level during braking and cornering also results in an impressively comfortable ride.

Adjustments to the electronic brake force distribution programming enhance vehicle stability during mixed braking and cornering manoeuvres.

Using simulation of an empirically validated model that incorporates the dynamics of the electric powertrains, the vehicle performance, longitudinal slip and power utilization during straight - ahead driving and cornering maneuvers under the different driving modes are compared.The three driving modes enable significant changes to the vehicle behavior to be induced, allowing the responsiveness of the car to the steering wheel inputs and the lateral acceleration limits to be varied according to the selected driving mode.

Sound effects include the countdown to the race start, each vehicle's engine being driven accordingly to maximum acceleration, cars engaging their boosters particularly during the straights to increase acceleration further, screeching tyres when boosting through a corner, alongside ambience specific to certain tracks such as a splash upon driving into water on Shipwreck Island and more besides; complimented by arcade racing music.

It might be wise to take an easy corner and keep your vehicle in pristine working order, rather than repair it during a race.