Sentences with phrase «awd cars»

I have owned many German AWD cars, after the Audi S4, this is the most fun to drive.

(For 2014, according to Police magazine, the V6 and V8 will both come with either 2.65 or 3.06 axles, except with AWD; AWD cars will be 3.06 only.)

The AWD cars feature Dodge's handy Action Transfer Case and Front Axle Disconnect, which powers only the rear wheels during normal driving, engaging the fronts when conditions require extra traction.

With 4WD you have the benefit of being in 2WD 95 % of the time and getting better gas mileage than AWD cars (while in 2WD) and better 4wd performance while in 4wd.

The 2016 Porsche 911 Turbo S represents the top of the food chain for one of the world's quickest AWD cars.

The Tesla Model S has routinely found its way onto top 10 lists across the industry, but with the advent of the P90D model it can now be celebrated as one of the best AWD cars available, too.

Drifting sideways is something AWD cars usually discourage, but I can tell you from first - hand experience that the bright green RS 3 was more than happy to oblige.

Let's take a quick look at the top 10 AWD cars available for 2016.

Whereas the TLX V6 A-Spec SH - AWD cars get tweaks to the steering ratio, stiffer spring rates, and a rear stabilizer bar, the four - cylinder does not.

* Note: Some of my conclusions here come from having tested AWD cars with snow tires such as the Range Rover Evoque and Toyota Highlander, AWD cars with all - season tires such as the Jeep Cherokee and Chrysler 200S, and front wheel drive cars with all - season tires such as the Lexus ES class during the same period of time.

I also expect the AWD cars» «softer» Turanza Touring tires will be better suited to the conditions than summer performance rubber.

Part of Buick's focus on the twin - clutch technology is to boost sales of AWD cars outside the snow belt.

The Impreza must be one of the least - expensive, most fuel - efficient AWD cars available, but it certainly doesn't feel like a bottom - feeder.

Those four big - name manufacturers compete in the supercar class, where these AWD cars boast roughly 600 hp from a front - mounted turbocharged engine.

* Class is High - Performance Small AWD Cars based on Ford segmentation.

This is in contrast with AWD cars like mine, for example, where all the wheels are connected at some level.

AWD cars often need the front and rear tires to maintain an expected rolling circumference.

Sure, there are plenty of AWD sports cars, but there are very few AWD cars that are «sporty versions» of 2WD cars.

I disagree that AWD cars are «usually sporty versions».

I can think of a couple FWD cars that have sporty AWD varients (Ford Focus RS, Mazdaspeed6), but the overwhelming majority of AWD cars with 2wd versions are not made to be more sporty.

Subaru's been making capable AWD cars and crossovers since before the crossover was a figment of a marketer's imaginations, and in 2010, it paid off big time.

In the end, the reason that the tires should match is the same reason that you shouldn't tow an AWD car (instead they should be flat - bedded).

I don't see how adding an AWD car will dilute the M brand, not at all.

About a year ago, I had my awd car towed 12 miles with the front wheels on the lift, rear wheels on the ground while on neutral gear.

Not that an AWD car is for people who can't drive... far from it, but it does give piece of mind and comfort to many, and that feeling of being planted on the road in a powerful car.

If you have an AWD car, and the tires front to rear are the same size, then it's exceptionally important that you rotate your tires in accordance with the manufacturer and tire's recommendations (unless each tire wears exactly evenly).

Tuned to make 310 hp and 282 lb - ft of torque, it offers decent power for the full - size, AWD car, but it doesn't feel exceptionally quick.

The MKZ is the first AWD car offered by Lincoln, which expects a 50 % take rate that will be heavily skewed toward snow - belt regions.

Was in the market for a 6 speed manual, AWD car, that had good MPG and was fun to drive for around 40k.

It's really important that your tires are as close to the same size as each other as possible with an AWD car.

Moers also points out that both the rear - wheel - drive S63 (not offered in America) and the all - wheel - drive S63 weigh roughly the same, as the RWD car's rear subframe is composed of steel, whereas the AWD car's is made of lighter aluminum, thus compensating for the addition of the all - wheel - drive hardware.

With AWD the car is controlled and planted and feels capable of almost anything one would ask, and all year» round to boot.

A front wheel drive car fitted with a proper set of cheap winter tires will outperform an AWD car fitted with all - season tires in the snow.

On the RWD LS this adds limited slip differential, 3 - spoke F Sport steering wheel with paddle shifters and sport tuned suspensions front and rear and a different grille — the package is slightly different for the AWD car.

Both variants post respectable 0 - 60 mph acceleration times, 5.5 - seconds in the case of the RWD model and a slightly quicker 5.3 - seconds for the AWD car, not quite as quick as the BMW 4 - series but in practice there is not much in it.

This is a like - new 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 - 4 Spyder equipped with a 5.2 L 560HP V10 engine and a 6 - speed E-Gear (Paddle shift Auto) transmission with AWD this car is finished in Bianco...

The front - wheel - drive car with winter tires outperformed the AWD car with all - season tires in nearly every test.

And it also noticed that no other car company, except for Audi, seemed to take the AWD car market seriously.

The speed - sensitive steering gets heavy in the hands once you get rolling, and the 2.0 - Liter SKYACTIV - G engine is called upon to haul a fairly - heavy AWD car around the acceleration, making it feel sluggish.

Start out normally, and this AWD car would swing its rear end to the side as if you were doing a burn - out in an old school muscle car, but in slow motion.

If winter driving is a yearly fact of life for you, then you've no doubt been tempted to add an AWD car to your driveway.

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FUEL ECONOMY It's hard to find a gasoline - powered AWD car with good fuel economy, but the 2016 Subaru Impreza manages this trick quite nicely.

I give the patriot 5 stars because it just gives the most bang for the buck, sure an awd car that cost 5K more has extra comfort on the road but the Patriot has adequate road comfort and is far superior off road.

That's pretty good for an AWD car.

In fact, it looks good and modern (though I do have a soft spot for those old 240s); front overhang is minimal for a FWD - based AWD car, perhaps because that straight - six is shoved into the engine compartment sideways.

Getting good overall mph for an AWD car at 27mpg.

The latest version of its popular Impreza line boasts the highest fuel efficiency of any AWD car in North America.

It can take a truck the length of three football fields to come to a complete stop from 100 km / hr • And although an SUV or AWD car can provide better traction to get you going, every vehicle brakes the same, which on ice means badly, or not at all.