When the next
stoplight turned yellow, we feared bursting through the intersection and passing under the invisible sheet of graphene that separates the world from the Kardashian's reality show.
The most noticeable result of Idle Stop, however, is when
the stoplight turns green and the Accord Hybrid wakes up with a driveline jolt that hinders fast getaways and brings down the overall driving experience of the car — certainly something for the Honda engineers to work on for future models.
Every stoplight turned into a dragstrip countdown, every turn became the famed Corkscrew at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Not exact matches
Turn left at the second
stoplight onto Rt. 100 North.
Turn left at the
stoplight on to Route 100 North.
But it does not
turn over individuals arrested for low - level crimes such as possession of small amount of marijuana or blowing a
stoplight without damaging people or property, or even for more serious nonviolent violations like money laundering, grand larceny or harassment.
When I'm sitting at the
stoplight in my slightly rusty 2003 Ford Focus and a glorious, muscly BMW pulls up alongside me, I appreciate that German craftsmanship and
turn up my stereo.
Well, all of a sudden the
stoplight on the two lane road is about to
turn red and I realize that the car I passed is just going to be stuck behind me at the red light.
For the first few miles, we wondered why the gasoline engine refused to
turn off at
stoplights.
For some reason, the open - top Hollywood tour buses were out in full force that day, and every time I pulled up behind one at a
stoplight, the heads would begin to
turn — first one, then three, then the whole bus, smartphones and DSLRs and selfie sticks snapping and flashing away at the Italian supermodel.
8:13 a.m. I'm stopped on a hill, waiting for a
stoplight to
turn green, sitting next to a 2015 Subaru WRX STI Launch Edition.
The one problem I had with the stop - start system is that the climate control's fan speed slows when the engine is in auto - stop mode, which noticeably reduced the system's cooling effectiveness while I waited for a
stoplight to
turn green.
At a
stoplight, the engine shudders to a stop; upon releasing the brake pedal, the engine
turns over — causing a dip in the battery's amperage and dimming the headlights, then releases the brakes causing the car to jolt forward.
The 2016 Prius» 95 - hp, 1.8 - liter four - cylinder engine shuts down at a
stoplight in that familiar way, and when the light
turns green, there's that familiar moment of silence as the car begins to accelerate with its battery - powered 53 kW motor, then the engine lights off, and the car accelerates smoothly as it swaps gear ratios.
Apply more than quarter throttle pulling away from a
stoplight or during a
turn, and the rear tires — pretty serious rubber, mind you — might as well be on black ice.
In contrast with other soft - top (and some hard - top) convertibles we've tested, the A4's roof takes a conspicuously long 20 seconds to open and close — a fact that we found out when we tried to open the top while at a
stoplight, only to find the light
turning green before the roof had finished its two - stage opening process.
A button on the console let me
turn the feature off, but I liked that my fuel economy wasn't suffering from long
stoplights.
At a
stoplight, where a gas engine is at its least efficient, the Prius engine
turns itself off, saving more gas.
Even those with a need for speed crave efficiency, made possible in the E-Class with ECO-START ®, which automatically
turns off the engine at
stoplights to save fuel.
Basic features are required: headlights, taillights,
stoplights,
turn signals, reflectors, parking brakes, rearview mirrors, windshields, safety belts, and vehicle identification numbers.
It's normal for the engine to
turn off at
stoplights, but if you find restarts bothersome — as we do — the system can be
turned off via the Eco button next to the hazard lights.
An electric motor helps out, and at
stoplights, the gas engine
turns off completely, then
turns back on when you take your foot off the brake.
The latter, a $ 685 option,
turns a mild - mannered mallmobile into a
stoplight predator.
It means that at a
stoplight, when the engine
turns off to save gas, you still get cold air.
It's rated at 48 mpg city, 45 mpg highway (many hybrids get better mileage in the city because the engine
turns off at
stoplights).
Here's the thing, though: I could see why someone demented as me might want to drop a hot turbocharged gasoline engine or a small - block V8 under that hood,
turning the pedestrian - looking minivan into one serious sleeper capable of surprising ricers in the
stoplight drags.
Well, as it
turns out, you do exactly what 90 % of the area's truck - driving population does: go from
stoplight to
stoplight at full throttle in smug, satisfied comfort.
He braked for a
stoplight and cross traffic at the bottom of the hill, pulled around a pickup truck that was in his way,
turned on his flashers, then raced across a stretch of flatland and under a highway overpass.
Continue straight through the
stoplight and
turn right at the first street which is Helen Woodward Way at the Helen Woodward sign.
From the South: Take Rt. 85 through Slingerlands and
turn right at the
stoplight on to 85A.
From the Hilo International Airport Access Road,
turn right at the first
stoplight.
At the seventh
stoplight (approximately seven miles),
turn right on Palani Road headed into Kailua - Kona.
Continue to 12th St and
turn left (at the
stoplight in front of Safeway).
At those
stoplights that don't have a green
turn signal I wait for a break in the oncoming traffic, and go.
Fitz
turns left at the
stoplight, northbound on 99.
Sometimes, you find yourself at a
stoplight and you forgot to make your way into the
turning lane.