Sentences with phrase «wet roads it drives»

In the rain and on wet roads it drives very well and is very stable.

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According to Ford, «Normal» is for everyday driving; «Wet» for bad weather; «Sport» for winding public roads; «Track,» is for, well, the track; and «V - Max» is for the drag strip.

I was driving home from work and it had finally warmed up outside after a week of snowing, which meant the roads were super wet & dirty.

That's why driving across Alberta is such a great way to get your feet wet in road trip territory... Not only do you get to see so many different landscapes, we actually experienced four seasons in our week in June.

For example: Driving a Junior WRC car on a wet tarmac road leads to an almost impossible time trying to get around corners.

It was astonishingly easy to drive fast in the dry, and its wet - road grip bordered on the sublime.

Saab conducted a wet - track road - course exercise to demonstrate how the Turbo X's trick Haldex all - wheel - drive system allowed it to outgun rival performance cars on slick surfaces.

I tend to drive my cars hard (had long list of sports cars) and I can assure other buyers that there's no understeer problem with this car unless you push it beyond the laws of physics on a wet road.

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Sure AWD for setting wet lap times is great, but it's a road car it's supposed to be about driving experience and pleasure not being a few secs a lap quicker.

You really can commit down a tight, ragged, twisty UK road, feeling the V6 make the four - wheel - drive system work to distribute its power while you manage the car's angle with the throttle and steering, all while not worrying about potholes or wet and muddy sections of tarmac as you would in the Giulia.

Southern Spain's driving roads are fantastic when dry but treacherous when wet, and a recent thunderstorm had left a sheen to the tarmac that made grip completely unpredictable.

If there's a criticism it's that the R's elevated abilities do hide the chassis» best from you until you're going very quickly indeed, though they're easy to appreciate on wet and greasy roads - and the R still features all the regular Golf's best attributes, from handsome styling to a great driving position and quality cabin.

However, having now driven the car the UK on a mix of drenched wet roads and cold dry surfaces the GTS once more demonstrated why the Boxster remains unmatched for dynamic prowess.

We find snow too, and the Lusso T takes it in its stride (it's like driving on summer tyres on a wet road).

It will spin up its tyres with incredibly little provocation, especially on the wet Irish roads where we conducted most of our first drive (a habit made life extremely interesting!).

Things got a little hairier when senior editor Chris Nelson tricked me into driving the car through a rainstorm for a photo shoot, and I thought I was going to spin off of the road as those insane Trofeo R tires slithered and skated on the wet pavement.

In interaction with Porsche Stability Management (PSM), the system provides better traction and greater driving stability not least on road surfaces with varying grip as well as in the wet and snow.

Tread depth is one of the key components for safe driving, especially on wet road surfaces.

Atypical of front - wheel - drive cars in the wet, the Dart is agile and tractable, even through tight corners and rising crests in the road.

«Normal» mode is designed for sporty driving on public roads and on wet race tracks.

The end result is a total of five combinations of drive modes that satisfy the needs of everything from nanny - state wet / icy road safety through to 100 per cent racetrack hoonigan... There's also the ability to «tune» the speed of the autobox's shifts a la M DCT.

The drivetrain comes with either standard front - wheel drive or the available intuitive AWD which reacts not just to changing conditions, but changing needs including cruising vs. cornering, or dry vs. wet roads.

From my orientation drive on a rain - wet road, I received the strong impression that Mercedes has hatched an excellent follow - on to the 190E.

The Trax we drove felt ready for emergency maneuvers, and it never felt like it was close to getting out of control even when making some rather tight turns on wet roads.

Even in the wet, the GLC holds the road really well which in turn really makes you feel comfortable driving fast.

The PSM control system is mostly used when driving on wet or low - grip road surfaces.

A new optional MagneRide Damping System quickly responds to changing road conditions, and two new selectable Drive Modes — Drag Strip Mode and customizable My Mode — join the Normal, Sport, Track and Snow / Wet Modes.

I have taken this truck off road with no problems, driven through snow, sand, dirt, and on wet roads.

Thankfully we didn't have to check out how well the air bag works in our test drive, but we had occasion to apply the anti-lock brakes under simulated panic stops on dry and wet roads.

Where the Acura RLX on our 10 Best list uses electric motors for torque vectoring and others a heavy, complex differential and clutch packs to overpower the outside driven wheel, Ford employs a simpler expedient: It brakes and underpowers the inside wheel lightly relative to the outside to help the car through a turn on wet or slippery roads.

The AMG GLC43's standard 4Matic all - wheel - drive system puts 69 percent of the torque to the rear wheels by default, for a more sports car - like drive, but shifts torque based on wheel slip for wet roads and snow.

SPECIALIST TECHNOLOGY ENHANCES ALL - TERRAIN CREDENTIALS Peerless all - terrain capability is a cornerstone of the Range Rover family and the new 2017 model year Range Rover adds a pair of new technologies designed to reinforce its off - road credentials: Low Traction Launch is a manually selectable driving mode designed to assist drivers when pulling away from a standstill on slippery surfaces such as wet grass, snow or ice2.

Audi's quattro four - wheel - drive system is also available, but that has been designed for extra traction and grip on bad roads and in wet or wintry conditions, so don't expect to spend your weekends challenging Land Rover drivers on off - road obstacle courses.

It simply did its thing in an invisible manner, which on the wet slippery roads encountered on the drive was exactly what was needed.

Introduced last summer, the new system makes the normally front - wheel drive S60 a lot more capable when the roads are wet, icy or snowy.

Buick offers All - wheel drive (AWD), an important feature when the roads are wet and dangerous.

If you're driving safely on a wet road and need to slam on the brakes to avoid an obstacle, a computer senses that the wheels are slowing down.

But now that almost every new vehicle sold has electronic stability control and antilock brakes, a front - wheel - drive car and most rear - wheel - drive cars will behave pretty much like an all - wheel - drive vehicle on wet roads.

However, when the roads turned very wet and slippery, sanity was restored by pressing a button to transfer to AWD Auto, which shuttles drive rearward when slip is detected.

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The lack of ABS combined with the vehicle's relatively light weight lead to a few close calls and made driving on wet or icy roads particularly stressful.

A limited - slip center differential on the all - wheel drive model helps to generate excellent traction that is useful in wet and slippery conditions, but which isn't intended to serve as a platform for off - road adventures.

Whether you're forced to deal with snow, wet and rain - soaked roads, or icy driveways, an all - wheel drive crossover can carry you, your family, and a substantial load of cargo wherever you need to go in absolute safety.

All season tires get better fuel economy and are designed to perform in a variety of conditions like wet roads and light winter driving but will not handle as well in more extreme weather.

In addition to four standard driving modes, the driver can choose from four off - road modes named snow / wet grass, gravel, mud and ruts, and sand, respectively.

Mainstream front - drive cars typically have all - season tires that are a decent compromise among dry, wet, and snowy roads.

The upgade to leather seats with sunroof and other LT add - ons comes cheap and gives you alot of bang for the buck I have driven this car to work on terrible roads under slushy and wet conditions.

The weather basically ruined my drive — with the wet roads, I sat there watching the traction - control light blink on and off and hoping I didn't slide into the car next to me.

Traction is also improved when driving on loose and wet road surfaces and in turning situations.