Sentences with phrase «automatic car as»

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Inches from the decoy car, I let out a shriek as the automatic brake kicks in, jerking the Fusion to a sudden halt.

Give consumers an automatic right to cancel vacation travel club memberships, any purchase costing more than $ 1,000 and any transaction for which they can not get financing, such as car purchases.

There is a self service car wash near my house that has both the «quarter machine» style car wash ports as well as a more sophisticated automatic washer that does all the work for you.

Create automatic payments for recurring bills, such as mortgage payments, car payments and insurance premiums

This is Russell's first foray into the online dating industry; he's spent most of his career in auto sales, as the president of Automatic Car Credit.

I was just as enthralled with how the car drove - sure, the VQ is aging without grace, but it's more than happy to dish out considerable power, and the seven - speed automatic is impeccably smooth.

In addition automatic transmissions will not allow the engine to over rev until the car reaches a Proper speed Not to Let the engine over rev.. As for fuel consumption Fuel - injected cars are computerized and the injectors don't deliver fuel During engine deceleration period G Fuel, and prevent exhaust backfire.

The blind - spot window, relocated depending on whether the car is right - or left - hand drive, will reappear, as will the four - speed automatic and the basic exterior theme.

Pionzio's car, known as the «CIA Charger» features the original 440ci V - 8 engine, an automatic transmission and a 3.55 performance axle.

Among the proposed sweeping changes to the way the federal government (NHTSA) tests car safety, headlight and taillight effectiveness would join forward collision warning, auto emergency braking, lane departure warning, blind - spot monitoring, and pedestrian automatic braking as new factors by 2018.

As on the last Speed3, expect Mazda to offer only a manual transmission; the company has no experience with dual - clutch gearboxes and is unlikely to put a traditional automatic in such a performance - oriented car.

With a combined economy rating of 28 mpg for the manual and 30 mpg for the automatic, Subaru says the automatic Impreza is the most fuel - efficient all - wheel - drive car you can buy in the U.S. And that newfound thrift carries benefits into other areas, too — for instance, a smaller gas tank allows a flat load floor in the five - door, which is one of the ways that Subaru increased interior volume while maintaining the same footprint as the 2011 model.

Push it a little on curvy mountain roads, however, and the tweaked in - line six, whose power is delivered via a six - speed automatic with an available Sport mode, responds immediately to throttle inputs even as the car's body motions remain well balanced.

The 3.2 FSI Quattro automatic is the priciest, most potent, and most sophisticated version of the new model range at launch — especially when it is fitted, as was our test car, with high - tech options such as Drive Select, dynamic steering, switchable dampers, lane assist (departure warning), side assist (rearview blind spot detection), adaptive cruise control, adaptive headlights (swiveling xenons), and eighteen - inch wheels shod with 245 / 40 YR -18 Michelin Pilot Sport tires.

The regular car's transmissions are a six - speed manual across the range, with a «stepped CVT» as the automatic option on the petrols and a nine - speed torque converter auto on the diesel.

I hit the wipers once or twice when I did try to paddle an upshift, but at least this car doesn't have the dumb shift buttons that come as the stock complement to the PDK, which remind you even more insistently that you're driving a car with an automatic transmission.

The other two models available use Mercedes» seven - speed automatic transmissions as per the firm's other AMG cars - an AMG Speedshift MCT 7 - speed automatic, and an AMG Speedshift Plus 7G - Tronic automatic.

The two GTs being prepped to race in the WEC will receive automatic entries for Le Mans, and Ford hopes — and paddock insiders expect — the two IMSA cars get invitations as well, giving Ford four bullets aimed at a golden anniversary victory.

Comparing our car to a similarly equipped 2014 Honda Civic, the Mazda3 and its 2.5 - liter four - cylinder engine mated to a six - speed automatic transmission proved to be damn near as efficient as the Civic and its smaller 1.8 - liter inline - four with a continuously variable transmission.

As in many other cars, these driving modes control the steering, throttle and gearbox (in automatics).

Optional Subaru Starlink system adds connected car applications, increasing functionality in safety — such as automatic crash notification and stolen vehicle recovery — and entertainment — with apps such as Stitcher.

It sort of pulls, while going 100 + kph - in a way that seems as if it is trying to shift gears but is not transitioning well to the next one - my car is an automatic.

The ZF 8 - speed automatic hitched to the 4.0 - liter engine is shared with Aston's GT car, the DB11, but the transmission is tuned for sharper response, swapping ratios impressively with the steering wheel - mounted paddles as I begin dancing the Vantage on the snowy roads.

Its shifts are snap - fast without being violent, and you don't lose the driver - car connection with the PDK as you do in a majority of cars crippled by an automatic (oh, did we say that?).

A compact car with an automatic transmission is typically the most boring form of transportation on the market, as bland and forgettable as instant oatmeal.

As noted, my test car sported the optional V - 8; it mates with an 8 - speed automatic.

The automatic transmission remains an image problem, but it can be a mechanical issue as well, especially on early production cars.

I drove this car just a week or so after driving the 2.5 - liter Mazda 3, and while I don't find it quite as engaging (due most likely to the fact that the 2.0 - liter is mated to an automatic rather than a manual), it's still a pretty fun car to drive.

Standard on the Premium test car, however, was a low - speed collision warning system with automatic braking and pedestrian detection, as well as lane departure warning and prevention, front and rear parking sensors and blind spot and rear cross-traffic alerts.

The eight - speed automatic shifts smoothly — no one here misses the old DuoSelect sequential manual transmission — but copy editor Rusty Blackwell notes that the shift paddles don't feel as finely crafted as those in the old car.

The announcement of the RF also brings with it the option of a six - speed automatic gearbox (exclusive to the RF), as well as the standard six - speed manual found in the soft - top car.

Our heroes will have plenty of performance at their disposal, as the Mini Cooper S is equipped with a 2.0 - liter turbocharged inline - four engine rated for 189 hp and 207 lb - ft of torque, enough to rocket the cars to 60 mph in 6.4 or 6.5 seconds, depending on whether buyers pick the six - speed automatic or manual transmission.

As in the C63, a seven - speed automatic is standard, but it's a different unit than in the V - 8 cars.

When Mazda's highest - volume car went in for a redesign for the 2010 model year, it emerged with a more powerful engine (in the «s» models, at least), an additional gear for its manual and automatic transmissions, a plethora of new luxury features, and new styling led off by a front end that West Coast editor Jason Cammisa described as «an anime gremlin wearing an I've - been - naughty grin.»

Automatic cars cost more than manuals in the UK when new, but cost about the same when purchased as 2nd hand.

With the standard - issue push - me - pull - me lozenges on the steering wheel, both of which do the same thing, it essentially sends out the message that this car was specced to be driven around as an automatic.

(And, as much as I hate to admit it, the six - speed automatic works really well even if, philosophically, it has no business being in a lightweight sports car.)

The 300 - hp inline - six in our xDrive35i test car is, as ever, smooth perfection, humming happily up to redline before the eight - speed automatic rips off a lightning - quick shift.

Our test car had a $ 650 SL Technology Package, which includes Nissan's ProPilot Assist driver - assist technology, as well as active safety features like automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection.

Inside, the Recaro seats, standard, are superb — thin and light as you would expect in a performance car «looking after» its weight (4,148 pounds with the automatic in convertible form, 200 pounds lighter than its predecessor), but comfortable and supportive even after a long day in the cockpit.

The 7 - series» DSC includes a huge amount of sub-functions, including ABS (anti-lock brakes), ASC (stability control, including a separate mode for stabilizing a trailer), CBC (cornering brake control), DBC (Dynamic Brake Control, which recognizes panic situations and helps the driver to effect a full - braking panic stop with less pedal pressure), Brake Fade Compensation, Brake Drying (which applies the brakes slightly in wet conditions to keep the pads dry and thus ready for use), Brake Standby (which applies slight brake pressure in the event of a sudden lift from the gas, moving the brake pads up against the rotor for quicker response in a panic stop), Startoff Assistant (which prevents the 750i from rolling backwards down a hill as you start out), ACC Active Cruise Control (see below), and automatic brake hold (which holds the car at a stop even with the transmission in gear).

As an everyday car capable of reality - bending performance, the two 2012 911 Carrera S models we drove (one with a manual transmission, one with a PDK dual - clutch automatic) easily trump the previous 911.

An interesting aside: if you listen carefully to the Camaro ZL1 as it downshifts and upshifts entering and exiting each turn, it seems that both the red and blue cars have the ten - speed automatic gearbox option as the shifts happen far too quick for it to be the available six - speed manual.

Starting life as the two - door Maserati GranTurismo coupe, the Sciadipersia shares that car's 454bhp 4.7 - litre V8 engine and six - speed ZF automatic or single - clutch semi-automatic gearboxes.

As I grow older, and need less performance or the fuss, I'm starting to gravitate towards an automatic for the inevitable estate car.

We tested the base five - cylinder car, which gets a standard six - speed automatic, as well as a TDI.

As for the Golf R, the top of the line Golf receives a new 7 - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox for those that choose it, revised front and rear styling, a version of Audi's Virtual Cockpit, and does away with trim levels for a single available car that comes with DCC and Navigation.

Sometimes I find that dropping the car into neutral helps (yes, it's automatic gearbox), as the rpms then level off at about 2k.

Recently automatic cars have become almost as efficient or even as efficient as manuals.

A selectable off - road mode — also standard — activates a hill descent system as well as altering ABS and ESP settings, and shift patterns should your car have a DSG automatic gearbox.