The disk severed all the plane's hydraulic lines, virtually cutting off all steering and speed control.
Beyond the smoothed-out ride, Porsche has made shifting (both clutch movement and toggling through the six-speed gearbox) easy, and low-speed steering effort is also minimal.
Responsive steering is provided by a vehicle-speed-sensitive electric power steering system.
ENGADGET: Nissan starts US production of 2013 Leaf, vows faster charging and a lower entry price
Ford's prototype system aims to lessen distraction by taking readouts from biometric sensors and combining the data with information from the car, including speed, steering-wheel angle, and data from radar sensors or cameras used in blind-spot obstacle detection or cruise control.
WSJ: Designing a Car That Takes Your Pulse, Senses If You're Ill
Tyre marks, he said, showed a combination of excessive speed and harsh steering.
BBC: Stuart Cunningham admits killing Raul Escribano in crash
Sport seats come standard on the MINI Cooper S Coupe and John Cooper Works Coupe variants, as do the color-contrasting roof and speed-sensitive steering.
FORBES: MINI Unveils Two-Seat Coupe With Spoiler, Helmet Roof
Another distinguishing feature is the speed-sensitive power steering with rack-and-pinion steering gear: the power assistance is implemented electrohydraulically rather than just hydraulically.
ENGADGET: Visualized: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell bares all
It's one with very sophisticated steering that varies effort according to speed.
The speed-sensitive electric power steering may be a bit lighter feeling than it is in some other sporty sedans or wagons, but it provides sufficient feedback to the driver through the wheel.
FORBES: 2011 Acura TSX Sport Wagon Review: A Hauler that Handles
These video games feature ship wheels for steering, various buttons and a gear shift for speed.
You may wish the manual tranny had a sixth gear or that there were steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters for the six-speed, dual-clutch automatic.
The V8 engine gets 767 total horsepower using flywheel technology at the wheels and a six-speed racing transmission with paddle-shifters at the steering wheel.
FORBES: Porsche's 918 RSR is a Real Hybrid, and it's Spectacular
None of this is too light, by the way: At speed you get effort and feel back in the steering wheel, and gearshifts can be executed quickly.
But it'll take some time to dial in and get up to speed because they've got different controls on the steering wheel, different settings, a different set-up, and different characteristics of aero balance.
He was holding the phone in both hands like a steering wheel, twisting it up and down to navigate around obstacles at high speed.
FORBES: Content and Context Will Drive the Next Generation of Advertising
应用推荐