The Prius is among the 8.5 million Toyota vehicles recalled in recent months for problems related to gas pedals and brakes.
Because modern engines, drivetrains, and brakes already receive their instructions via electronic signals, there is surprisingly little need for additional mechanical parts.
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Police who believe a car to be stolen can ask an OnStar operator to disable its accelerator, while leaving the steering and brakes in working order.
Thanks to BMW's four-mode driving-dynamics software which ratchets up the responses of the steering, suspension, engine, transmission and brakes the 640i has a broad performance envelope, from sluggardly to aggressive.
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He perfected the art of buttboarding sitting on his skateboard and careering down hills with no helmet and no brakes and staged rock-throwing wars with other shiftless kids in empty lots.
In simplistic terms, that user-friendly software did the same for logic engines what automatic transmissions, power steering and power brakes did to tame the internal combustion engine and launch the age of the automobile.
Different combinations of disk and drum brakes can be attached to keep Malibus low-priced and to let Saab boast of serious stopping power.
The five-speed manual is easy to use, if a bit slow, but then again, the old Jag motor is so torquey that you can leave the car in third gear for most jobs, and the brakes stop with the kind of easy retardation that speaks of modern discs and light weight.
We essentially have to apply the accelerator and the brakes at the same time.
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It's a four-door hatchback, with a 1.3-liter engine, dual air bags and antilock brakes.
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Different combinations of disc and drum brakes can be attached to keep Malibus low-priced but let Saab boast serious stopping power.
It is not particularly exciting to drive--the steering is loose and the brakes are squishy--but perhaps buyers looking to cruise won't be bothered by this.
Some models sold in Brazil, like the Chinese-made JAC J3, scored only one star in a recent crash test despite having air bags and antilock brakes.
The front half of the car is brutally ventilated with multiple air scoops to feed the ravenous supercharger and to cool the engine, brakes and transmission heat exchanger.
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The steering feels precise and the brakes are drama-free.
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The broad lower fenders are aerodynamically sculpted to manage the flow of air to the engine bay and front brakes, whilst reinforcing the powerful, dynamic road presence of the new Lexus signature frontal design.
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After turning off the jet and rocket he will deploy an air brake at 800mph, parachutes at 600mph and finally put his foot on a car-type friction brake at 250mph any faster and the brakes could explode.
Diana would think of her last sight of me, that same morning, when she pulled up to the station and slammed on the brakes, and I got out of the car and, before closing the door, leaned in with a cryptic smile to say goodbye she would think that I had left her from that moment.
The car's ultrasonic sensors check for obstacles, and software starts and stops the engine, controls the brakes and hazard-warning flashers, and folds the wing mirrors in and out.
Upgraded springs, struts and antiroll bars, as well as bigger brakes and lighter alloy wheels, round out the road-holding package.
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The object information is then processed and passed on to the Continental Motion Domain Controller to control the vehicle's longitudinal and lateral motion via signals to the engine, the brakes and the steering system.
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Battery regeneration: Whenever the driver releases the accelerator pedal or applies the brakes, and the battery is insufficiently charged, the two electric motors act as generators and feed energy recovered from the brakes into the lithium-ion battery.
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If the two right wheels dropped off the pavement and hit the mud at the same time, maybe I could use the brakes and slow us down enough for survival.
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Steering and braking could also be controlled electronically and operated by tiny electric motors, in theory at least, so cutting the need for heavy metal brakes and pedals.
Some still have a difficult time accepting automatic transmissions, anti-lock brakes and cruise control.
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