Sentences with phrase «when road surfaces»

But we'd suggest you try before you buy — with and without the adaptive dampers — lest you regret the busy ride when road surfaces are less than perfect.

As an example, Kaehny noted all three have different standards for rating the condition of pavement, which means each uses different timetables to determine when a road surface needs repaving.

They balanced the tyres and most of the vibrations went away, except a knock / vibration I can feel on the steering wheel at high speeds (100 - 110 Km / h) or sometimes when the road surface has small imperfections.

The chassis felt confused, as if it was trying to spread its abilities too thinly; there wasn't the control and resistance to body roll to make it feel truly competent on the road, and the ride was only comfortable when the road surface wasn't too rough.

When accelerating or starting under slippery conditions, such as when the road surface is wet, TRC engages to improve the ability of a vehicle's wheels to grip the road surface.

Taking input from acceleration, steering angle and yaw rate sensors, Active Torque Split AWD optimizes traction and steering response when accelerating through turns and curves, particularly when the road surface is slippery.Subaru produces a full line of all - wheel drive sedans, crossovers and SUVs, along with the rear - wheel drive BRZ sports car.

The good news is that the V6 still makes a respectable 305 hp, and the all - wheel drive system reverts to rear - wheel drive when the road surface is dry, so the Challenger GT still feels like a traditional muscle car.

The steering's weighting is nicely judged and the predictability and degree of grip are exactly what you'd expect given the car's heritage — even the small touch of torque steer experienced once when the road surface wasn't being too cooperative didn't seem out of place.

My seat - of - the - pants g - meter was telling me that the two - door seemed to behave a bit better transitionally, and the ride was more controlled when the road surface went south.

There are some new technical features, including a «dry - braking function»: In wet weather, the brakes engage very slightly at intervals to «wipe away the slight water film that potentially can form on discs when the road surface is wet,» VW says.

Taking input from acceleration, steering angle and yaw rate sensors, Active Torque Split AWD optimizes traction and steering response when accelerating through turns and curves, particularly when the road surface is slippery.

Not exact matches

Usually, when I'm driving through the back roads of my suburban hometown listening to Something Corporate as loud as possible, I feel a tiny, twisting punch of anxiety just beneath the surface of my chest.

And when you do you are going to get road rash, abrasions from falling off your bike and making contact with the pavement or some other surface.

Freezing rain happens when liquid water freezes when it hits a surface -LCB- like a building, vehicle, or a road -RCB-.

Tighter suspension shows the straight line which is for going over the road when jogging or over smoother surfaces.

Greenport Village Mayor George Hubbard is hoping to use some of the $ 1.3 million the village received from the Long Island Power Authority and PSEG - Long Island to do drainage projects at numerous road - ends in the village, in hopes of preventing contaminants from being carried into surface water when it rains.

However, when the road is icy, the friction between the two surfaces decreases, allowing the car to slip — rather than grip.

Accurate forecasts for road surface temperatures are important as, when it is possible to anticipate the freezing of the road surface, roads can be salted in time and motorists warned about the slippery conditions.

The Color Wheel (Unrated) Dysfunctional family comedy about the sibling rivalry which surfaces during a road trip when a just - jilted, young woman (Carlen Altman) enlists the assistance of her obnoxious brother (Alex Ross Perry) to move her belongings after a bad break - up with her college professor boyfriend (Bob Byington).

With filming taking place last year Montreal, New Orleans, Mexico and San Francisco, and with stills and a teaser poster for the already surfacing earlier this year, there has been a lot of guesswork about when we might see Walter Salles «highly anticipated adaptation of Jack Kerouac «s «On The Road.»

Depending on the level of service to which an organisation subscribes, it will provide regular pdf updates, sent to a phone if required, showing forecast data for RST (road surface temperature — much more relevant than air temperature when deciding when to grit), rainfall, falling snow and road state.

You feel the road surface, and there's plenty of body motion when moving in a straight line — again, better than the CR - V we tested, but often present nonetheless.

The US - spec dampers give a good ride when you're ambling but they feel like they've covered 100,000 miles if you up the pace on a poorly - surfaced road.

The noise level is intense, the chassis copies every detail of the road surface, the steering is a live wire covered with gray Alcantara, and directional stability is a challenge even when the wind speed is zero.

Although it's more compliant than previous Hyundai sports cars — notably the Genesis Coupe — the Veloster Turbo grows perturbed over rough road surfaces, especially when encountered in the middle of a bend.

There's four - wheel drive with a twin - clutch rear diff that offers a proper torque vectoring system that takes into account throttle position, steering angle and road surface when distributing power across the rear axle and for the GSi it features a unique set of calibrations.

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Helps the driver to control skidding when swerving suddenly or turning on slippery road surfaces

When the route eventually dropped to lower, snow - free elevations, it became apparent that a large portion of its comfortable ride quality comes from the air suspension's compliant damping, which smoothens surface irregularities and lends the Discovery an appropriately premium feel to how it addresses the road.

The ride quality really is impressive, but even when you ramp the chassis into Sport or Track mode, you're left isolated from the road surface.

But what's most apparent is the abilities of the PDCC roll bars to slacken off when the car is cruising in a straight line, removing the sort of head toss that could blight a stiffly sprung high performance SUV over uneven road surfaces.

When in sport mode, or when fitted with the optional lowered sports suspension, the Boxster's body control improves further, keeping you entirely locked into the road surface and avoiding the subtle floating sensation you can get when on taller tyWhen in sport mode, or when fitted with the optional lowered sports suspension, the Boxster's body control improves further, keeping you entirely locked into the road surface and avoiding the subtle floating sensation you can get when on taller tywhen fitted with the optional lowered sports suspension, the Boxster's body control improves further, keeping you entirely locked into the road surface and avoiding the subtle floating sensation you can get when on taller tywhen on taller tyres.

This gives the chassis an impressive secondary ride over smaller lumps and bumps, isolating the occupants from the road surface while still retaining enough body control when the corners come thick and fast.

The extra mass — and fairly pliant suspension settings — mean that feels a bit softer than the rest of the range, and although it's comfortable and impressively wafty at cruising speeds, it's lacking a bit of composure when asked to deal with rougher road surfaces.

The compliant, long - travel suspension that has always been one of the best things about the BMW 3 - series can actually unnerve you a little bit when you're driving fast, which is why we prefer more body control from the suspension setup and a more natural increase in effort and a stronger sense of the road surface from the steering wheel.

For instance, GT mode on the suspension side and Sport + for the powertrain makes for an incredibly competent, confidence - inspiring chassis, particularly when the road - surface topography is mixed.

What you are most likely experiencing is the pull from tires when breaking on uneven surface or road with grooves from heavy vehicles.

Continental have constructed the ContiSportContact 5 with a supple «macro-block» design - this works to increases the total contact area between the tyre and road surface for added grip when cornering.

The same situation can occur when cornering at high speed where individual wheels may break traction due to the road surface or throttle inputs.

With this electronic control system, sensors are used to continuously monitor the speed, direction, yaw velocity and lateral acceleration of the car and enhance traction when accelerating on inconsistent road surface.

The use of Goodyear's Active Braking Technology in the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 ensures that when braking the contact surface between the tyre and road increases - greatly enhancing the braking performance and delivery short braking distances on both wet and dry road surfaces.

It also enhances traction when accelerating on inconsistent road surfaces.

Road noise and surface imperfections are as unnoticed as kitchen chaos when you're dining at a high end restaurant, and the options list includes now expected sleep - promoting tech like adaptive cruise control and automatic steering in lanes for brief periods.

When you take a test drive make sure it is long enough with various road surface and speeds, as these items may not be a bother to you.

Aston says that while the body - in - white is lighter and significantly stiffer (thanks partly to the fact that the road car is designed with the GT program in mind), they have also improved build quality, especially when it comes to panel gaps and surface finishes.

But when upset by short - wave undulations in the road surface, the Panamera Diesel surrenders its vertical body control surprisingly easily.

The system keeps the car level when fully loaded and floats comfortably along on faster, smoother roads but the larger wheels mean the ride feels a little unsettled on jagged surfaces.

When selected, the damping becomes stiffer, but GM's suspension boffins haven't gotten the damping rates quite right in this mode, resulting in a ride that at times felt choppy even on the well - surfaced German roads we tested it on.

Choosing Tour softens everything off, giving the Insignia a ride quality that allows it to float along on good roads, but when the surface gets more challenging it soon becomes almost bouncy and will soon have you switching back to the default mode.

However, you will notice big bumps in the road surface on torn country lanes, especially when cornering as the suspension is loaded up.