Sentences with phrase «under part throttle»

At Corvette Stingray heart is a new version of Chevrolet's long - running «small block» V8 - a 6.2 - litre engine that produces 450 horsepower, but can run under part throttle on only four cylinders and is expected to return average fuel economy of better than 26 miles per gallon or approximately 11 kmpl.

Not exact matches

The exhaust note is penetrating and percussive, especially under load, but on part throttle the aural swagger fades into the background so as not to compromise the McLaren Edition's long - range capability.

The direct injection that prevails when the engine is started and under high load works to a different rhythm than the darker and deeper voice of the indirect injection that's active under part - throttle operating conditions.

I was also somewhat disappointed with the powertrain's surginess, particularly under moderate throttle at highway speeds; for instance, when the electric drivetrain parts cycled, I found my neck bobbing back and forth on several occasions.

Near - silent at idle, the engine emits a beautifully rich and throaty roar at full throttle, thanks in part to a movable element in the exhaust system that imparts an edgier character to the sound under higher load conditions.

The E-charge mode allows the battery to be charged on the run, but it involves a firing of the petrol engine, which acts in part like a range extender by providing a small charge to the battery on top of the kinetic energy recuperated under braking and periods of trailing throttle.

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The seven speed PDK gearbox, which comes as standard, is brilliantly effective, capable of firing off up shifts under full load with the sort of decisiveness and speed you're unlikely to ever achieve with a traditional manual gearbox out on the open road while providing imbibing smoothness and efficiency when asked to perform as an automatic on part throttle openings around town.

Aside from a slight wavering in power delivery under part - throttle acceleration, I detected nothing amiss as far as driving dynamics are concerned.

It's almost freakishly easygoing and the wide ratios of the eight - speed automatic mean the engine is operating at barely more than an idle under part - throttle conditions.

This said, being part of the Hybrid Synergy Drive family, the Camry Hybrid was designed to reward sedate drivers, and offers three modes including Toyota's fuel - saving Eco mode and EV mode which allows short stretched of all - electric driving below 25 mph under mild throttle.

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The GTI's six - speed DSG gearbox has the familiar manual mode, in which it's quick - shifting, and for the most part it gives you a dependable sense of close control over the driving forces going into the front axle both under power and on a trailing throttle.

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Introduce that response to a less - than - perfect road surface, and the MINI will follow cambers and tramline slightly under throttle; there's electronic differential locking as part of the MINI Clubman's expansive electronic control repertoire, however, a mechanical system would be more capable of handling the torque delivery.

Refinement is the name of the game here — outright power junkies won't be blown away by the 2.0 - liter turbo's 259 horsepower under full throttle, but part throttle openings are rewarded with a broad plateau of the four - cylinder's 295 lb - ft of torque between 2,500 and 4,000 RPM, and more than 80 % of that is available as low as 1,800 RPM.

In the G500, it has 415bhp and 450 lb ft.. It also receives a cylinder deactivation device that allows it to run on four cylinders under part - throttle loads in city driving conditions.