Rockstar has managed to keep
the weighted feeling for the cars while still giving you great control and speed.
Not exact matches
If you ever
feel unsure of when to move to a booster chair like Bubble Bum, check the
weight requirements
for your rear - facing
car seat.
I have yet to see evidence that if your child is between 1 and 2 and in a proper seat
for their
weight that there is much difference - I grew up in an age where seat belts were optional and we used to ride in the
car on each other's laps or in the front seat near the dashboard so moving my child to forward facing when it becomes necessary and they are not 2 yet I
feel is not bad at all.
I can't help
feeling that they could have made a similarly entertaining
car with half the horsepower, less
weight, less electronic driver aids, less emissions, less thirst
for petrol and less money.
There is too much
weight shifting around
for this
car to
feel controllable.»
A 50 percent front / 50 percent rear
weight distribution
for the
car's hefty 4,936 lbs also helps, plus we're told that
car steers with a quicker, more athletic
feel.
While there could always be more information, the subtle changes in resistance through the rim — combined with utter precision and near - perfect
weighting — make
feeling for the limits of the tyres (Pirelli P Zeros were fitted to our test
car) as satisfying as it is necessary when the roads are greasy.
The
cars felt planted and stable in quick transitions, a real feat considering the curb
weights for both sedan and wagon hover around 4000 pounds.
Its steering is precise and nicely
weighted, and the whole
car feels agile and lightweight whether you're looking
for a parking spot or driving too fast on a back road.
Rather than opting
for a super-light steering setup, which many SUVs use in an attempt to hide their
weight, Porsche has instead engineered a system that genuinely makes the
car exciting to drive, but never leaves it
feeling cumbersome or unwieldy.
However, you
feel that
weight through slightly dulled responses and the sheer effort required to haul the
car back down to sensible speeds
for corner entry.
With the carbon brakes nicely
weighted with plenty of
feel underfoot, it's easy to tell that this
car has been built
for driving, rather than
for sitting in some collection.
The Lamborghini - sourced V - 10 seems to rev forever and the new twin - clutch gearbox is spectacular, but it
feels like too much engine and
weight for a
car that's built
for style, not speed.
When we did push the 3,500 - pound
car, the steering
felt reasonably direct and well -
weighted for its class.
Adjustments to the suspension and steering compensate
for the extra
weight in the hard top so it doesn't
feel like a heavier
car.
Four - piston front Brembo calipers clamping dinner plate - sized 14» rotors make
for reassuring stops despite the
car's
weight, although pedal
feel could be firmer.
In Sport mode with the adaptive suspension firmed up, the near -4,000-pound Stinger
felt planted through gradual, high - speed bends and handled side - to - side
weight transfers remarkably well with an acceptable amount of body roll
for a grand touring - type
car.
The wheel is
weighted, but the extra effort needed
for turning makes the
car feel solid and stable.
The
weight versus power argument isn't anything new, but we have a
feeling this video will prove to you once and
for all that a lightweight
car is quicker than a powerful
car, even in a straight line.
However, you do
feel the
car's
weight, which is increased by extra bracing on the chassis to compensate
for the lack of a fixed roof.
Mercedes has achieved excellent
weight distribution on the new C - Class which now uses an electric steering wheel, making us miss the old
car for the new model simply doesn't have the same level of
feel.
The steering system allowed
for precise wheel pointing, but the
weight of the battery
felt like it wanted to drag the
car sideways.
Overall
weight is only 1,520 kg resulting in a power to
weight ratio of 1.97 kg / hp, add to this the brand rear steering that has been installed on the Centenario and you just know this
car will be great to drive, the Lamborghini magneto rheological suspension is present together with the Dynamic Steering (modified
for the Centenario) and the ISR gearbox makes sure you'll experience some amazing driving behind the steering wheel of this limited edition
car... that
feels at home on the open road... and on the race track.
The steering
feels overly
weighted for such a small
car, and feedback is minimal.
Feel Good
Cars has worldwide exclusive rights to purchase EEStor's new Energy Storage Unit — a high - power - density ceramic ultracapacitor —
for the small vehicle market and golf carts (up to 100 HP and 1,200 kg curb
weight).
So that means with all the customisable driving assists on, which
for the uninitiated there's plenty to tweak to make the handling match your skill, it pretty much drives itself, but turn them all of and you've got the full - fat Forza 4 handling, which means
cars feel connected to the track and handle with a reassuring
weight, predictability and realism.
The
cars also have a real
weight to them and there's an actual sense of force with the controller in - hand, especially so when an explosion goes off a little too close
for comfort and you have to compensate the handling — it really
feels like you're behind the wheel of danger.
All round improvements to tyre and suspension modelling are evident: you
feel the
car leaning on the tyres while exiting corners, while the
feeling of
weight carried through the
car gives ample opportunity
for naturally correcting power or steering.
WRC 6 however
feels superior with the
cars now exhibiting a greater sense of
weight and grip which makes
for a more realistic and intuitive, not to mention fun, experience overall.
2008 Heralded as the new black, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK Heralded as the new black, South London Gallery, London, UK Something Vague, St Gallen Kunstverein, Switzerland, CH Something Vague, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn, DE How I learnt to use my senses, how I learnt to think and how I learnt to
feel, Taro Nasu Gallery, Tokyo, JP Championed by Rigour, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York, US And it came to life, Marz Galleria, Lisbon, PT Basquiat, STORE Gallery, London, UK 2007 GHOSTWRITER SUBTEXT (TOWARDS A SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PLAUSIBLE INTERROBANG), Taro Nasu Gallery, Tokyo, JP More than the
weight of your shadow, DAIWA Press Viewing Room, Hiroshima, JP Passengers, CCA Wattis Institute
for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, US Short cut through the trees, MUMOK, Vienna, AT The Last Work, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam NL Of Any Actual Person, Living or Dead (with Aurélien Froment), STORE, London, UK 2006 Ryan Gander, Massimo De Carlo, Milan, IT Ghostwriter Subtext, Premier Container, Art Basel Premier with STORE, Miami, US Didactease, Marc Foxx, Los Angeles, USCinema Verso, Whitechapel East Wing, London, UK Spencer, forget about good, Art Basel Unlimited with Annet Gelink Gallery, Basel, CH The title taken from reading that book (with George Henry Longly), Elisabeth Kauffman, Zurich, CH Is This Guilt In You Too --(The study of a
car in a field), MUMOK, Vienna, AT Your clumsiness is the next man's stealth, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, NL Nine Projects
for the Pavilion de l'Esprit Nouveau, MAMbo, GAM, Bologna, IT
Some were concerned that the new
car insurance laws would make
car insurance too much of a financial burden
for drivers already
feeling the
weight of nationwide economic troubles.
The steering has three options and there's some hefty (albeit artificial)
weight to it in sport mode, while the brakes are strong but lacking in
feel, while the accelerator's sensitivity is excellently judged
for such a powerful
car.