Sentences with phrase «around town speed»

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Example: Offer high - speed wireless «roaming» around town to its cable Internet customers.

And proponents say they're already hitting such speed bumps, including municipalities that have confined marijuana companies to tiny industrial districts on the edge of town, or have implemented large buffers around schools and day cares that, drawn out on a map, cover nearly all of their territory.

Spring is just around the corner, and to speed its arrival in the nation's capital, renowned chef Michael Mina is coming to town to present a pop - up dinner experience from his popular, The MINA Test Kitchen restaurant.

But I had been learning to drive our little car first around our small town and then out into the countryside and eventually on the high speed freeways that crisscross the country.

These speed dating events are dynamic opportunities to mix things up with singles around town.

The Omaha Public Library actually organizes annual speed dating events for adult singles around town.

Matched with a seven - speed automatic, the V - 6 handles hard acceleration and around - town situations with equal aplomb.

That's exactly the reverse of how it should be, making smooth shifts all but impossible at around - town speeds.

It continues to improve upon its origins of slow - going off - roading, but it's also making headway into developing offerings for consumers looking to bound over dunes at high speed or cruise around town in comfort and style.

And the Porsche is far more communicative, far less abusive, and far more fun to drive around town at modest speeds.

However, the five - speed automatic seemed somewhat unsorted at times around town, not always quite sure of what gear it should be in.

How It Drives The Equus» 429 - horsepower, 5.0 - liter V - 8 and eight - speed automatic make a decent combo, with short gearing around town and smooth, powerfu... Show full review

Otherwise, the direct - injected 2.0 - liter Skyactiv four - cylinder felt peppy around town and had enough power for getting up to speed on the highway.

It's fine at cruising speed on the freeway, but around town, it's a drag.

Around town at reasonable speeds, the McLaren is quite civilized, its transmission operating seamlessly and lacking the herky - jerky pogoing action of many dual - clutch systems (I'm looking at you, Audi).

With the optional 18 - inch alloy wheels there's an unyielding quality to the Alfa's low - speed ride around town that a more generous tyre sidewall may mitigate, but it's not something that anyone interested in a sports saloon would baulk at, and it's more comfortable than a Jag XE.

The ride is quite knobbly around town - you find yourself steering around potholes and slightly raised drain covers - but feels settled and well - controlled at speed.

Noise levels, while acceptable around town, start to get a little too shouty at highway speeds, though it's easy to drown out the din with the optional 710 - watt Rockford - Fosgate sound system.

The sport mode in the six - speed automatic transmission offers even snappier responses but is still calm and smooth enough so that you can use it around town.

It's a little firmer in the A7, but the incremental change builds at around - town speeds and is at its best in the most aggressive driving situations.

I get excited each time the car shuts off the gas engine and maintains speed around town on electric power.

Around town, the PowerShift is clunky and hesitant between shifts, and often hunts for the right gear at low speeds.

Around town the key to getting full aural satisfaction with the roof down is to select a higher gear in the seven - speed SMG» box than is strictly necessary.

We preferred the speed - sensitive Sport version, which matches the gearing to the turn - in angle for reduced effort around town and for enhanced stability above 50 mph.

The electric B - Class or Golf annihilate the BMW in that regard and while the i3 feels stable and comfortable at motorway speeds, around town the large wheels seem to pick up every little imperfection in the surface underneath.

The variable - speed steering gives Titan XD good feel both around town and on the highway.

The 2.0 T has enough low - end grunt to sprint around town — one of the reasons we have previously loved this engine in its GTI application — and plenty of power at highway speeds.

The steering drives the point home: There's meager power assist at low speeds and numb feedback around town.

Although adequate around town, the 155 - hp 2.0 - liter is underpowered on uphill climbs, and the six - speed automatic transmission allows forward momentum to drain away before it finally downshifts and struggles to regain speed.

In the basic Strada mode the car is very well mannered around town with a subdued exhaust note, a reasonably pliant ride, light steering and a refined gearshift strategy while the cabin remains calm and quiet enough at speed with the roof down for the driver and passenger to hold a conversation.

As for the eight - speed, the GM - designed unit is a sweetheart in casual, around - town driving, and it throws down with authority otherwise.

But if you were just driving around town at relatively low speeds, I would be surprised if you got more than a few degrees C. That's especially true if you're driving through snow since the snow will cool the tires quickly and keep your speeds low.

Strangely, the Altima's steering is way overboosted at around - town speeds, so it's difficult to duck smoothly into holes in the urban traffic stream, but as you wheel the Altima down a winding two - lane, the steering tightens up considerably, and it's easy to carve an accurate line.

The standard eight - speed automatic transmission does a commendable job of shifting smoothly around town and responding to clicks of the large paddle shifters when we're hustling.

The only available transmission, ZF's Touchtronic III eight - speed automatic, has also been recalibrated for increased shift speed when driving quickly and smoother shifting around town.

Like Jake, I am not that fond of the MDX's power steering - it feels surprisingly heavy around town, but it's artificially light and perhaps too quick at higher speeds.

This car, with more power to accelerate at speed, is (marginally) better on the open highway than the «normal» Mini, but around town the torque steer is ridiculous — and since you're shifting, the wrestling with the wheel is invariably one - handed.

In addition, revisions to the Touchtronic III eight - speed auto make it shift faster while being smoother around town.

Aggressive throttle tip - in helps give the IS300 great initial response; it feels lively around town but less so at higher speeds.

On the very lightest of throttles, and with the Manettino on any setting other than «Wet», fuelling was either on or off, making it virtually impossible to modulate speed smoothly in traffic around town or on the autostrada.

It feels light around town but firms up at higher speeds.

This is impressively smooth around town and offers almost imperceptible changes at higher speeds — while also boosting fuel efficiency.

The x-shift automated manual has slightly shorter gear ratios, so feels as though it picks up speed quicker around town — it blips the throttle on downshifts, too.

Delivery of this comfortable power reserve, through an excellent 7 - speed dual - clutch transmission, is instantaneous and sometimes unexpected — especially when you're tooling around town in anything as aggressive as «Race» on the Manettino.

All Panameras get the company's new eight - speed PDK dual - clutch automatic gearbox, which is a rapid shifter when you're going at it hammer and tong, but is not quite as smooth as a ZF epicyclic around town.

Though the car jiggles slightly around town, at higher speeds there's a well - judged suppleness to the damping.

And with the ability to slap the six - speed manual into a higher gear and chug along without any issues, it makes for an easy commute around town.

Bobbing around town the Sorento's new eight - speed transmission provides the most obvious improvement for driving dynamics.

The M - Class comes standard with a number of around - town driver - aid features, including downhill speed regulation and an adaptive brake system that automatically dries the rotors when driving in wet weather, assists on hills by holding the brakes for a few seconds, precharges to reduce reaction time when lifting quickly off of the accelerator, and uses a Brake - Hold feature that lets you relax your feet at long stoplights without worrying about the vehicle creeping forward until you hit the gas pedal.

The seven - speed dual clutch sometimes felt like it isn't keeping up with the rest of the powertrain — there's some hesitation trundling around town, though less in sport and / or manual mode.