Sentences with phrase «wheelspin at»

At the same time, the electronic differential locks (EDL) react quicker to prevent wheelspin at individual wheels.

So a 0 -60-mph sprint starts with a brief burst of wheelspin at launch as the turbo boost rises but is quickly shut down by the electronic watchdogs.

The new front limited - slip diff will complement the standard rally - friendly features of the RS model including torque vectoring control, which applies brake force to reduce wheelspin at the front axle, and a dynamic torque vectoring system that uses electronically controlled clutch packs at the rear axle to send 100 percent of available rear axle torque to either rear wheel when needed.

With the traction and stability control in Sport mode, there's a fair bit of wheelspin at launch, but the car quickly grabs hold as I approach the first right - hander.

For anyone not versed in the gospel of supercharging, this sort of power can give you wheelspin at freeway speeds even on a summer day, never mind in snow and ice.

Not exact matches

With traction control activated, wheelspin isn't an issue in first or second gear, which clonks in at 48 mph.

Full - throttle takeoff is not entirely smoke - free, but wheelspin can be easily controlled, and the almost immediate first upshift consolidates the coupe's composure, so by the time you're in third, traction is — at least in the dry — no longer an issue.

And it's better at actually transferring its power to the road, with the occasional torque - steer and wheelspin of the Esseesse eradicated.

Of course it's fun sliding a C63 or E63 around at low speeds, but when you want to be quick and smooth they can be frustrating — lacking traction and proving tricky to balance between front - end push and constant wheelspin.

The drive proved the system to be both seamless and very good at digging the Stinger GT out of a corner without wheelspin.

Just max the engine at all stages of driving and attempt to mitigate understeer and / or induce wheelspin with feverish rotations of the steering wheel.

Using the same wheel - speed sensors as the Antilock Braking System (ABS) and Electronic Stability Program (ESP ®), 4 - ETS can detect the onset of wheelspin and rapidly pulse the brake at the slipping wheel.

Obviously it has six wheels pulling at the road surface, so wheelspin isn't likely to cause much trouble, but that moon - buggy - on - steroids exterior is home to a 6.7 - litre diesel with all of the turbocharging.

On sheet ice with the steering wheel at full lock, going full throttle results in nothing — no wheelspin, no rise in revs, nada.

It's all very clever — the traction control doesn't just throw a bunch of ABS at the wheelspin, instead managing the throttle, rear - wheel steering, magnetorheological dampers, and electronic rear differential to put the power down.

Also available is a Self - Leveling Suspension (SLS) with rear air springs that allow for driver control of rear suspension height, as well as computer - controlled raising of rear ride height when wheelspin is detected at low speeds off highway.

Ideal for covering uneven ground at greater speed, it's also a failsafe feature, ensuring that wheelspin moments don't trigger the truck's computer into thinking you're on the highway, lowering the suspension and potentially grounding the SUV.

With its 707 horsepower, we found that achieving wheelspin was effortless at highway speeds in third gear.

They'll also love the lack of torque steer, rack rattle and steering kick, the well - placed pedals that are perfect for heel - toe gearchanges and the ability of the stability control to seamlessly quell low - gear wheelspin, which was easy to induce out of tight turns at the Norwell test track, even in third gear.

The resulting acceleration literally left me speechless for a few moments as the sedan rocketed forward, all four wheels instantly grabbing traction with almost no wheelspin, and then I found myself giggling with nervous energy seconds later as I finished our shortened drag at nearly three - digit speeds.

During acceleration the traction at or near zero km / h benefits from more static load to better resist wheelspin.

Our trick to getting a good launch was to take off at only 2500 rpm, while balancing the throttle to make sure the wheelspin wasn't enough to set off the traction control.

«At the moment you just hit the accelerator coming out of every corner and it's fine, no wheelspin, no trouble.