However, it is super
light at city speeds and weighs up nicely on the highways, which is a nice thing.
Yes, the steering feels a bit
heavy at city speeds but otherwise there are hardly any complaints about the way this car drives.
The hybrid 5 - Series can function as a full hybrid, operating in electric - only
mode at city speeds.
Even road and engine
noise at city speeds is very nicely controlled and this makes for an even more comfortable experience.
It can stop the
car at city speeds, but at anything higher than that it will just try to mitigate as much of the crash as possible.
Both collision warning and autonomous
braking at city speeds are standard fitment across the range, while there is a Driving Assistant pack (about # 810), which brings adaptive cruise control and pedestrian detection.
Peeling off the
throttle at city speeds, with sufficient room to slow, is often enough to bring the car to a complete stop.
For example,
at city speeds of around 30 mph, our tester will linger in 5th gear for what feels like forever instead of dropping down a cog or two, whining like a preschooler on the first day of class.
The rearward visibility is only okay because of the rear wing, which rises at about 50 mph but will not lower,
although at city speeds you can manually operate it via a button on the ceiling.
The new eight - speed automatic transmission has a conventional hydraulic torque converter, so it's
smoother at city speed than a dual - clutch design, though this automatic has a surprising propensity to stutter at low speed.
The use of higher - quality materials like laminated windshields, as well as greater foam insulation, also gives the Focus an edge in sound
insulation at city speeds, as compared with its top rivals.
With quick - ratio electric power steering and a light, nimble driving feel, the Fiat 500 is very sporty and
maneuverable at city speeds, yet stable on the highway.
Adaptive air suspension is standard, as is cylinder deactivation tech that shuts off half a bank of
cylinders at city speeds to maximise fuel efficiency.
The Swift also has a more pronounced turbo lag while the i10 feels more easy -
going at city speeds.
It's quite the same case with the suspension which is
excellent at city speeds and over the pothole - riddled roads, soaking up whatever the road has to throw at it.
That said it's still a very refined and flexible engine and will pull cleanly albeit
slowly at city speeds in third or even fourth gear.
The 200's gearbox seems reluctant to downshift when power is needed for midrange bursts of speed — such as when we needed to pass another
driver at city speeds.
Also offered is proactive accident protection (Pre-Safe), adaptive cruise control that includes an emergency braking function designed to
operate at city speeds to avoid low - speed impacts, lane - keeping assistant, driver - fatigue detection, traffic - sign recognition, the latest generation of automatic parking systems and automated light functions - all of which Wolfsburg officials claim make it the most sophisticated car in the hatchback class.
The electric power steering is available in the entire line - up and makes the Camry easy to
maneuver at city speeds.
The engine is reasonably quiet (mostly due to gratuitous amounts of insulation on the trunk's floor) and fairly
zippy at city speeds.
It's really nice to
drive at city speeds because all that power has been focused around low - to mid-range rpm and trails off at higher revs.
What's more, all cars get autonomous emergency
braking at city speeds, a host of airbags and ISOFIX child - seat mountings.
Peeling off the
throttle at city speeds, with sufficient room to slow, is often enough to bring the car to a complete stop.
Steering effort is lighter
at city speeds.
At city speeds it clearly feels boosted to make turning into a tight parking spot easier with the leather wrapped 3 - spoke M Sport Steering wheel.
The steering on the Grand i10 is super light
at city speeds but offers no feel at all and even on the highways it doesn't weight up at all and feels dead and disconnected at all times which in turn drowns the driving pleasure.
At city speeds it warns the driver of impending collisions with other vehicles or pedestrians and will initiate heavy braking in an emergency.
The steering is sharp and offers decent feel, it is also light
at city speeds and the brakes also do a very good job.
It's good for 237 horsepower and 258 lb - ft of torque, with Cadillac particularly proud of the «nearly flat» torque curve that adds up to more responsiveness whether you're
at city speeds or overtaking on the highway.
The steering is light
at city speeds and weighs up a bit at highway speeds.
At city speeds and when highway cruising, the RAV4 feels potent and fairly zippy for porky little crossover and I was pleased with its performance.
Requesting a 3300 lb vehicle to boogie - woogie - dancing - shoes using 144hp is a tall ask — this is no slot racer — but
at city speeds, it manages to keep up.
At city speeds, it was occasionally hard to find a gear that would handle the SHO's power smoothly.
At city speeds, the new 1.2 - litre petrol motor doesn't require frequent gear changes.
The steering is light
at city speeds and weighs up decently on the highways while offering excellent feel and feedback.
Response from the steering is adequate as it feels light
at city speeds and weighs up just right at highway speeds.
At city speeds, the Grand i10 feels incredibly easy and relaxed to drive.
Shifts can be jerky, especially
at city speeds, and fuel economy doesn't improve all that much.