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More appealing than its brisk acceleration is its quiet nature, particularly at
low urban speeds.
Not exact matches
«It will be a
low -
speed urban boulevard with a wide median.
In a test that Volvo set up for us during our first drive of the S60 in Portugal, we drove at about 15 - 20 mph toward a stationary dummy, to mimic
low -
speed driving in a crowded
urban area.
The suspension upgrades, however, do little to help tame body roll or improve in - corner performance, although the revised setup does lend a feeling of
urban zippiness, inspiring confidence to make quick
low -
speed lane changes.
In congested,
low -
speed urban driving, hydraulics efficiently recapture the vehicle's braking energy.
Medium - and heavy - duty BEVs have been predominantly used on
urban or suburban routes, characterized by frequent stops and starts, high idle times,
lower average
speeds, and a daily range of 100 miles or less.
Particular objectives were to increase steering precision and agility at
lower speeds, so that the car was more responsive and fun - to - drive in typical
urban driving conditions.
The Good The 2011 Hyundai Elantra's
low -
speed manners make it a great car for
urban environments.
At
lower speeds, typical of
urban driving, the system is disabled in order not to irritate or distract the driver with unnecessary warnings.
City Safety is meant to reduce the
low -
speed front - to - rear crashes that commonly occur in
urban traffic.
You'll also note a bit of hesitation from the powertrain in typical
low -
speed urban environments.
City emergency braking automatically activates brakes at
low speeds in
urban situations.
Also, the light steering at
low speeds will save you from fatigue - inducing arms workout sessions when you're carving a path through
urban obstacles.
Ultimately, real - world mileage will vary depending on your driving habits —
low,
urban speeds will yield more range while highway
speeds (over about 50 mph) will take more of a toll on the battery.
It'll go zero to 60 in 5 seconds, has a top
speed of 165 mph for quickly crossing the
urban jungle, and features a suspension that
lowers and lifts for clearing those obstacles on the way to your private villa.
That top
speed is pretty
low as modern cars go, but the Focus Electric's strength lies not in high -
speed Autobahn blasts, but in the sort of peppy
low RPM
urban driving that is so tricky for small displacement city cars because of their lack of torque.
At
low speed, they steer counter to the front wheels to further increase the agility of the big coupe when parking or driving in
urban traffic, for example.
Also at higher
speeds, the electrically - assisted steering hardens while at
lower, city
speeds, it softens so tight
urban setups are not something you should worry about.
The torque of the engine enables consumption - optimised «surfing «in high gears even at very
low speeds and in
urban driving environments.
In the
Urban e-Truck, the original
low - floor axle has been provided with a liquid - cooled high -
speed asynchronous three - phase motor on each side.
In
urban environments, the Vue Green Line is an adequate all - round performer: handling is tighter than that in the 2007 model, while throttle response at
low speeds is passably brisk.
Combined with a lack of power steering, which makes for heavy going at
low speeds, the 4C is more of a chore to drive on typical
urban Sydney roads than any Porsche, including the 911 GT3 RS.
Whiplash is not uncommon in frontal and side impact accidents, but more often occurs in
low speed, rear end collisions in
urban environments.
There's also a strong possibility of reduced fuel consumption, particularly for motorists who do a lot of short,
low -
speed urban journeys where the plug - in hybrid system is in its element.
The Tundra's easy - to - drive character is particularly useful when it comes time to confront the
urban jungle, with a light steering effort required for
low -
speed maneuvers.
Even within concrete
urban areas you may stumble upon a raccoon trying to get into a garbage can, an opossum walking down a neighborhood street, bats flying
low at an evening ballgame, even the occasional alligator can be spotted quietly gliding down a bayou with no regard for the traffic
speeding over the bridge above.
Within the cropped frame, Orion captures the
lower half of a man's torso juxtaposed with a similar piece of street art, in a wry commentary on
urban speed in his native Brazil.
In our analysis we found that an
urban development strategy focused on access for all, rather than for a minority who use cars, with congestion pricing, realistic parking charges, and
speed limits
low enough to stop the slaughter of pedestrians and cyclists would as a co-benefit also reduce oil use and CO2 emissions from cars to barely more than twice today's levels in 2020, way below the trends.
In fact, recent research indicates [pdf] that
urban rooftops may not be ideal locations for turbines since wind
speeds are often
low.
This increases fuel economy to 90 miles per gallon on the first 47 miles on the highway, and more than 150 mpg in
low -
speed urban driving for about the first 30 - 35 miles.
Parallel hybrids, also known as «full hybrids», like the GS 450h are well - adapted to
urban driving because the internal combustion engine (ICE) and electric motor can move the car independently of each other: The ICE is turned off when the car stops and stay off at
low speeds for as long as the electric motor can handle moving the car.