Sentences with phrase «as stoplight»

Also key to the Cruze's overall efficiency is a standard start / stop feature that automatically shuts down the engine when the car comes to a stop under certain driving conditions, such as a stoplight.

The start / stop feature automatically shuts down the engine when the car comes to a stop under certain driving conditions, such as a stoplight.

Thumbs Up Thumbs Up is essentially the same tool as stoplight cards.

As electric vehicles gain popularity, such technology could become as ubiquitous as stoplights, with chargers embedded at bus stops and in stop signs or even in roads themselves (the U.K. government is testing charging lanes on highways that would offer electric cars virtually unlimited driving range).

The ECO Start / Stop system saves gas by automatically shutting off the engine in idle situations such as stoplights.

Or a structure for organizing open data from smart cities» many sensors, such as stoplights, water projects, video streams, etc..

Not exact matches

What do they want from us as they hold their sign at the stoplight while we fiddle with the radio knobs on our car dashboard?

The Stoplight Golight worked for bedtimes and we quickly found out that it worked for other things as well such as potty training, brushing teeth, reading — anything task oriented.

We can keep an eye on Brody at stoplights and he can see us in the mirror as well.

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.

Maybe the doorknob of your front door is shaped as a strawberry, then there's a bicycle leaning against the wall in your mudroom, a stoplight at the start of the hallway, a box of chocolate on the kitchen table... and so on.

Hi Paul - I couldn't find the exact same chart as the one Dr. Greger uses, but if you google images for stoplight diet, you'll get lots of similar charts.

The stoplight strategy will help you implement appropriate academic and behavioral interventions as students need them.

The clutch is only one of the ills — the 6 - speed stick has no positive action required to go into reverse, and that coupled with the high clutch take - up and resultant paranoia of stalling the car, forces the driver into a panicky scramble at stoplights, where one accidentally chooses third or reverse at takeoff almost as often as first.

I'm doing all this self - pitying at a stoplight when the twin - turbocharged 4.0 - liter V - 8 that powers the 2016 Mercedes - AMG GT S resuscitates itself, seeing as how the automatic start - stop system shut it down for some 20 seconds.

Its massive sunroof had me sitting back in awe at the stoplight as I soaked up the sun kissing my face... that was until the idiot behind me decided to break the mood with his horn.

This arrives in the fall and features three modes, as well as launch control to impress your friends at stoplights.

As we pull away from a stoplight, though, Zenlea echoes my disappointment.

I was sitting at a stoplight when a kid in a first - generation Nissan 300ZX nearly pulled a full Linda Blair craning his neck as he drove past.

Shoppers looking to stay in the Toyota family for their compact crossover purchase will be charmed by its offbeat design and practicality as long as they don't expect to get away from stoplights in a hurry.

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.

Floor it out of a stoplight, and the safety electronics effectively throw up their hands, as the bushels of torque overwhelm the rear axle and kick it sideways.

When you want a little more control, the paddle - shift option is as entertaining and as responsive as an automatic of this nature can be (Chevy claims wide - open - throttle upshifts are faster than Porsche's PDK), and I had great fun scaring various family members with stoplight launches and on - ramp romps.

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.

As we blast from one stoplight to the next in a 2015 Ford Mustang, a 2015 Chevrolet Camaro SS, and a 2015 Dodge Challenger, we can't help but think about all the other cars that have haunted these roads over the years.

Mostly, the drivers are lucky if they reach 15 miles per hour between stoplights as they loop from northbound to southbound and back again along the eight - lane boulevard.

Contrasting that driving experience is a BMW 5 Series diesel, which Lieberman recounts as sounding like a truck when idling at a stoplight.

I drove the car for 30 minutes with this engaged, and it would shut down the engine at stoplights every time, then restart as intended when you were ready to go.

I hit a big one as I was slowing for a stoplight.

Both engines feature automatic start / stop technology that shuts off the engine during periods when it would otherwise sit idling, such as at stoplights.

The forthcoming Focus RS and Volkswagen's Golf R both have gobs more power and torque, albeit at a slightly higher starting price, but then so does the cheaper Focus ST.. The JCW has size on its side, though, and the resulting power to weight ratio makes for a city car that can squirt out of bends and away from stoplights with as much alacrity as far more powerful sports cars — up to a certain speed.

When I followed a line of cars up to a stoplight with cruise control engaged, I didn't find the system as refined as what I've used in Mercedes - Benz vehicles.

From a stoplight, nothing can match the bad boy muscle car attitude that pushes you hard back into your seat as the big Pirellis struggle to find grip.

Since the 400h can rely on battery power for a significant portion of around - town driving, it is eerily silent as it accelerates from stoplight to stoplight.

The smallish battery pack helps the 2.4 - liter gasoline four - cylinder engine do its work, and it allows the engine to shut down under most circumstances at stoplights, but it does not replace the gas engine as a source of motivation.

The Melbourne red metallic i3s garners attention from pedestrians at stoplights and other motorists as it tiptoes by.

It was kind of funny driving the Dakota R / T around town and having young men in low - rider Honda Civics pull up beside me at stoplights, race their anemic little four - cylinder engines, and act as though they wanted to race me.

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.

In an effort to be more fuel - efficient, X5 SUVs have a start / stop function that shuts down the engine at idle, such as at stoplights.

It helps owners conserve fuel by automatically shutting off the engine when the car comes to a stop, such as at stoplights, contributing to EPA - estimated fuel economy of 25 mpg city and 36 mpg highway — a 14 - percent improvement in city mileage and 6 percent greater highway efficiency.

When driving to win that game, the fuel monitor screen of the nav system becomes the scoreboard as you creep away from stoplights, staying electric as long as possible to delay the dreaded snap of the instant mpg meter from infinity back down to fossil - fuel territory.

While the Aerocoupe flies on wide Goodyear Eagle GT tires and has the general bearing of a no - nonsense stoplight dragster, its coil spring «sport supension,» with front and rear anti-roll bars, manages to be supple as well as sporting.

The performance - minded public probably will eat the Aerocoupe styling up about as quickly as the car eats up the distance between stoplights.

The engine remained off as I accelerated from each stoplight, the 85 - kilowatt motor proving ample to get moving.

An Advance package (late availability) includes those optional features as well as lane - departure warning, automatic high beams and an energy capture system called i - Eloop («intelligent energy loop») that can store energy during deceleration to a capacitor, which can then power air - conditioning, lighting and accessories for about a minute while the stop - start system shuts down the engine at a stoplight.

Hit the gas at a stoplight and the front wheels will want to get loose (after a hint of lag — may as well just leave the stop / start enabled).

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.

Touring Vienna brought us past many historic sites — the Opera House, countless Viennese cafes, Roman ruins, Holocaust memorials, as well as this more contemporary «love is love» set of stoplights.

The patterns function as reflections, mirages, stoplights seen in passing, setting suns.