Sentences with phrase «as rival drivers»

Suddenly though, you can feel the intensity increase as an engine behind is becoming more audible with every waking second as a rival driver is tearing up behind you.

There never seems to be any dynamics to the situation to provide an ounce of leniency in certain circumstances such as a rival driver aggressively hitting your car as you are approaching a corner resulting in your car being forced off the track only to be warned for exceeding track limits, while the same could be said for full wet track conditions when accidentally aquaplaning into another car or off and back onto the circuit through a corner.

Not exact matches

Lyft as well as rival Uber have a history of drumming up ways to attract drivers, even for people who don't own cars.

The company has worked to distinguish itself from its larger rival, Uber, in part by positioning itself as the company that treats drivers better.

There are a number of reasons for this - as well as the obvious loss of downforce, by following in the wake of another car the dirty air generated causes the follower to slide around and overheat their tyres, which makes the idea of a driver dropping a couple of seconds behind a rival a more effective strategy.

Being underestimated by a rival is something that could be seen as a strength, But Christian Horner has stuck up for his driver, warning Hamilton that dismissing him as a rival wouldn't be the smartest thing to do:

In a switch on the beloved hick flick story line, wonder trotter and kindly underdog owners show up at big Kentucky race with hearts high — and have them broken as a crafty rival driver blind - sides our hero

In what was described as a «snooker move» by the commentators, DTM driver Timo Scheider expertly managed to take out two of his rivals in one go at the Red Bull Ring, after Mercedes drivers Wickens and Wehrlein played some rather interesting tactics with the Audi driver.

Pedicab drivers, for their part, held a protest at City Hall accusing de Blasio of sacrificing them and their jobs as a concession to carriage drivers in his effort to deliver on a campaign promise to a group that helped bankroll an attack campaign against one of his rivals in the mayoral race.

Although written as some sort of protagonist, Trickle does reckless, borderline criminal acts, such as intentionally crash into another driver's car when in his victory lap, drive carelessly at dangerous speeds in a city street with his would - be girlfriend pleading for her life for him to stop, and another instance where he challenges a rival driver to a high - speed race in public streets for the juvenile pursuit of winning at all costs.

With the guidance of professional Red Bull GRC Supercar Driver, Mitchell deJong, Darryl becomes his student as he goes through a series of driving challenges including a course where he has to avoid hitting cardboard cutouts of esports commentator Jeremy «Vicious» Lopez and rival and fellow Red Bull athlete Daigo Umehara.

After a lengthy and tense build up, the film explodes into a series of chase and action sequences as our cab driver gets on the wrong side of the police and two rival gangs.

The fun is just getting started, as Abby revels in the opportunity to show up her popular, privileged neighbor, classmate, and longtime rival Krista Cook (Karissa Tynes), who is also celebrating her birthday with a new car and driver's license.

As immediate evidence, his first screen appearance was in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver, where he plays a romantic rival to a sociopath and still doesn't get the girl.

It has more of an edge to it than the A45 and some may find the ride a little on the brittle side, but the Focus RS is the closest to the A45 in terms of real world performance than all of the aforementioned rivals and bests many as a real drivers» car.

As power, grip and acceleration times alone don't make a great hot hatch, the Golf GTI still has a good chance of rivaling its bigger brother, the R, as a better drivers» caAs power, grip and acceleration times alone don't make a great hot hatch, the Golf GTI still has a good chance of rivaling its bigger brother, the R, as a better drivers» caas a better drivers» car.

Before you even so much as open the driver's door Audi is keen to point out that the RS5 has been designed to cover a wider brief than its immediate rivals.

It's Europe's largest motorsport show, and among the stars this year will be a host of Formula 1 cars — including Red Bull's 2012 world championship winner and its rival from Ferrari — as well as Force India driver Paul Di Resta and Le Mans winners Derek Bell and Allan McNish.

The difference is that the BRZ / FR - S was actively developed from scratch as a pure driver's car, while the Vantage is simpler than its direct rivals because of Aston's shortage of funds to advance technological development.

The ownership experience might be a different story, though, with Alfa Romeo as a brand falling behind its rivals in the 2016 Auto Express Driver Power customer satisfaction survey.

Still, it has six airbags as standard, but these don't include a driver's knee bag, which rivals such as the VW Passat have as standard.

The long - time Corvette Racing factory driver has been snapped up as a last - minute addition to its driver line up by Aston Martin Racing to support his long - time friend and track rival, Darren Turner, in the No. 97 Aston Martin Vantage in the LMGTE Pro category for the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

These traits all come together quite sweetly to create a warm - hatch that, when treated with grace, rewards keen drivers with cornering thrills only to be found on more expensive, more powerful rivals such as the Fiesta ST.. It seems to have been developed with a single - mindedness to create a cohesive unit where all parts contribute to the whole, making the Corsa Sport's ability more than just the sum of its parts.

These traits all come together quite sweetly to create a warm - hatch that, when treated with grace, rewards keen drivers with cornering thrills only to be found on more expensive, more powerful rivals such as the Fiesta ST

Kia as a brand performed well in our 2018 Driver Power survey, finishing eighth overall out of 26 manufacturers — well ahead of its Korean counterpart Hyundai (15th), as well as rivals including SEAT (14th), Toyota (12th) and Suzuki (11th).

As with rivals such as the Ford Fiesta, Hyundai Accent, Nissan Versa, Toyota Yaris and new Scion iA, the Sonic appeals to younger drivers with its low entry price, easy driving manners and high fuel economAs with rivals such as the Ford Fiesta, Hyundai Accent, Nissan Versa, Toyota Yaris and new Scion iA, the Sonic appeals to younger drivers with its low entry price, easy driving manners and high fuel economas the Ford Fiesta, Hyundai Accent, Nissan Versa, Toyota Yaris and new Scion iA, the Sonic appeals to younger drivers with its low entry price, easy driving manners and high fuel economy.

Admittedly, the volume on offer isn't quite as generous as you'll find in rival cars (a Ford Edge, for example, has more head, shoulder and legroom for the driver and the passengers), but there's still enough space on offer to accommodate taller people in admirable comfort.

As a plush luxury express, the Q60 acquits itself well, but suffers in comparison to rivals when it comes to running costs and driver involvement.

The 6's model lineup isn't as broad as rival midsize sedans», but any 6 delivers a genuine enthusiast character deftly blended with daily - driver practicality and economy.

There's a lack of aural feedback from the engines (at least inside the car) and connection between car and driver isn't as refined as some of its rivals.

If you're a high mileage driver, then the C - HR's relatively short service intervals of 10,000 miles are likely to be a little frustrating — many rivals will go twice as far between check - ups.

Where it loses ground to its rivals as a driver's car is in steering.

Perhaps BMW's purest modern - day sports car, the new M2 is more fun to drive aggressively than its German rivals, the Mercedes - Benz AMG CLA45 and Audi S3, yet it's still enjoyable as a daily driver.

That result increased their lead in the GT driver championship as their closest rivals finished down the order.

Superb build quality, handsome styling and a great interior kept it aloft for years, but as its rivals moved on, the Honda Accord has stood still and suffered in terms of efficiency and driver appeal.

However, if you do encounter any issues, it's worth remembering that BMW's franchised network has been cited as quite poor compared to rivals in our Driver Power dealer surveys over the years.

As with its rivals from BMW and Mercedes, the L variant comes with the option of a reclining relaxation rear seat opposite the driver, and a footrest that motors out from the back of the forward adjusted front passenger seat.

Compare it spec - for - spec with familiar opponents and that argument seems unfounded — the high - grade H2 LUX on test failing to offer memory seats, a powered tailgate, sat - nav, idle - stop or any of the now - expected electronic driver aids (such as self - parking technology, blind - spot monitoring, lane - keeping assist and autonomous emergency braking) found in many of its rivals; and those are just a few of the omissions we noted.

The Dane dueled for the pole with his BMW rival as the drivers traded fastest times over a series of laps on the 1.968 - mile, 11 - turn temporary course.

China's biggest personal - computer maker by shipments is following rivals such as Dell Inc. that see tablets as a new potential growth driver.

Freeze your rivals with the Freeze - o - Kimi, throw a boomerang as the Australian drivers or smash your rivals as the most «shocking» driver does in real life.

As your notoriety grows, new drivers will ask to join your crew, opening up the never - before - seen «crew races» where your skills at managing your drivers while you race are key to beating your rival crews.

As your notoriety grows, new drivers will ask to join your crew, opening up the never before seen «crew races» where your skills at managing your drivers while you race are key to beating your rival crews.

As before, we rewarded dangerous driving with speed boost, but the ability to «Takedown» rival drivers and steal boost threw aggression into the mix with spectacular results.

Still no word yet on the possible merger with rival T - Mobile... Auto parts maker Delphi is buying autonomous car startup NuTonomy for $ 400 million... Overstock.com aims to hold the largest - yet initial coin offering, topping FileCoin's $ 257 million offering in August... Uber is adding a «long pickup fee» as part of an effort to make rides more attractive where drivers have to go a distance before starting the ride; the question is how it will go over with riders... AMD returned to profitability driven by sales of its Ryzen processor, per VentureBeat... Apple acquired New Zealand - based wireless charging firm PowerbyProxi for an undisclosed sum... TechCrunch reports that Honolulu has given final approval to a law that fines pedestrians who are looking at their phones while crossing a street.

Google has joined rivals Microsoft and IBM in the blockchain technology race, as the Alphabet unit plans to secure its cloud services through the cryptocurrency driver.

The headphones boast the same drivers as the company's well - regarded MDR - 1A headset made for listening to Hi - Res Audio, as supported by the company's Walkman range and its line of wireless home speakers and in - car audio systems.They also offer up to 20 hours» battery life, touch controls, and exceptional adaptive noise - canceling, rivaling the likes of Bose's QuietComfort 3 and Sennheiser's PXC 550.