Mazda's G - Vectoring Control minutely reduces torque, thus shifting more weight to the front wheels,
which improves steering feel and traction.
Also standard in the new 2014 Sorento, Electric Motor Driven Power Steering replaces the hydraulic unit from the 2013 model,
which improves steering feel and reduces weight to aid efficiency.
The Electronic Limited - Slip Differential (also standard) will improve stability and responsiveness,
which improves steering feel, handling and traction.
Not exact matches
Expedition uses a second - generation independent design with five - link design for better control of fore / aft and lateral load forces, monotube shocks
which allow for more precise tuning and a better ride, and a stabilizer bar with high - precision bushings and low - friction ball joint links for
improved on - center
steering feel.
New for the 2016 ELR is the addition of a optional Performance Package
which adds: New 20 - inch summer - only performance tires — mounted on new sport wheels — that
improve lateral grip by nearly 10 percent Front Brembo four - piston brake calipers (with the Cadillac script), with 13.6 - inch - diameter vented front rotors and 12.4 - inch vented rear rotors that
improve 60 - to - 0 mph stopping distance by nearly 12 percent Specific calibrations for the Continuous Damping Control and electric power
steering systems Sport
steering wheel with a thicker rim for a sportier
feel.
The Platinum trim's standard 20 - inch wheels,
which replace the 18s used on lower trims,
improved steering feel on the twisty Sea - to - Sky, but even still, not much road surface information makes it to the
steering wheel.
To achieve this feat, talented engineers increased the torsion bar stiffness within the
steering system by 12 percent,
which improves steering response and
feel in all conditions.
Never known for particularly sporty handling, this current - generation
improves on that score with beefed - up suspension tuning,
which reduces body roll in the corners, and variable - ratio electric power
steering for quicker turn - in and more positive
feel.
The
steering wheel is an all - new «oval» 3 - spoke design,
which offers baseball - style stitching,
improved thumb grips and palm rest areas for
improved feel on long drives.
The Electric Power
Steering (EPS) switches in conjunction with the transmission's Normal mode for everyday driving comfort, and Sport,
which adds weight for
improved feel at higher speeds.
The V's front and rear footprints are wider than a standard CTS,
which reduces body motion and
improves steering feel to the electric ZF box.
Like the 2017 Mazda6, the Mazda3 boasts a quieter ride, but Zoom Zoom buyers will likely care more about the automaker's tweaks to the Mazda's electric power
steering system and dampers,
which improve handling and
steering feel.