Sentences with phrase «car accelerates up»

I can't tell the difference, but the CVT does perform well — certainly better than in some other cars, and there's no annoying whine as the car accelerates up to cruising speed.

«My lead foot did little to make the car accelerate up to speed sooner,» says Rolczewski.

Not exact matches

My brain knows that this demonstration has been carefully staged and will work exactly as planned, but the rest of my body tenses up as I step on the gas of a Ford Fusion sedan and accelerate directly toward the «parked car» in front of me.

Tesla's goal of accelerating the switch to electric cars is catching up with it as European automakers begin to roll out full - electric models.

Accelerating up to 400kmh took 32 seconds and the rest was spent braking, during which time the car pulled 2g of force.

The situation is similar to cars on a highway, he explained: Cars may be bunched up when they first enter the highway from an on - ramp, but they gradually spread apart as they accelerate to highway specars on a highway, he explained: Cars may be bunched up when they first enter the highway from an on - ramp, but they gradually spread apart as they accelerate to highway speCars may be bunched up when they first enter the highway from an on - ramp, but they gradually spread apart as they accelerate to highway speeds.

While they still can't store as much total energy as a fuel cell or a battery, ultracapacitors — also known as electrochemical capacitors — can supply the burst of energy needed to accelerate up a hill or around another car on the highway.

When I decided to get serious about achieving them, I set up an accelerated bill payoff strategy that included living without a car for 6 months.

The controls of the game are extremely easy to pick up and you basically use the analog stick to control your car while the main pad is used for accelerate, break and fire your missiles.

Composure and balance inspired confidence, and I could feel the V - 6's turbochargers spooling up as I kept accelerating along the ramp, the magnetorheological dampers keeping the car planted and stable.

The car in not running smoothly at normal driving RPM, if I accelerate more I don't fill the jerkiness, which by the way is not continuous, but repeats regularly about avery 3 - 5 seconds, can be easily observed by driver and it is clearly more visible if the car is going up towards a hill.

Fact is, there isn't much to do with this system because it works only up to 30 mph, and you rely on the car in front of you, which almost always will accelerate past 30 on most any street or road.

For a brief couple of months the M760 Li was BMW's fastest accelerating road car ever, right up until the new F90 M5 came along and shaved a 0.3 sec off its 3.7 sec 0 - 62mph time.

When you attempt to accelerate too fast, since you're not in sport mode, your car might try to down shift to let you accelerate faster hence getting up to speed quicker (Accelerations are not fuel efficient, unlike holding a constant speed)

Now the problem, it feels to me as if the car is down on power, it seems to be a bit reluctant to accelerate at anything over than a leisurely pace lower down the rev range, and even when the revs pick up it doesn't feel like it once did, I appreciate that it isn't going to drive like new after 157k miles, but this power loss seemed to happen over a fairly short period of time, rather than a gradual decay.

More recently, when accelerating up a hill, the car will occasionally try to come out of gear (RPMs go from ~ 3000 up to over 3500 and the cruise will usually shut off).

The system can steer, accelerate, and brake cars automatically in certain situations at speeds up to 80 mph, similar to other steering - assist features from companies like Audi, BMW, Infiniti, and Mercedes - Benz.

In a car for which Jaguar claims a 4.2 - second 0 - 60 time that urge to accelerate can get you into trouble, as the XKR - S will happily catapult you to triple - digit speeds by the time you run up to redline from a reasonable cruising speed.

But drive the car down a steep decline or accelerate hard up an incline, and that planted stance helps keep the car's centre of gravity low.

Active cruise control uses radar to maintain a pre-selected distance from the vehicle ahead (at speeds up to 130 mph) and, in stop and go traffic, can automatically brake the car to a standstill and then accelerate again when the front vehicle starts moving again.

With little sign of turbo lag, the car accelerates swiftly, storming up to highway speeds with power to spare.

With the rear wheels locking up, the car pivots and is ready to accelerate away in the parallel lane.

In fact, if the factory claims stack up, the Ferrari accelerates with a sustained intensity to which few cars would be able to find an honest answer, covering the standing quarter - mile in a fraction over 12 seconds on the way to its 193mph top speed.

The highlight is the semi-autonomous cruise control, which will accelerate, brake and steer the car at speeds of up to 80mph — although you have to keep your hands lightly on the wheel if you don't want the system to shut down.

Slow starts and feathering the accelerator pedal can keep the car running off electricity up to 30 mph, but I found there's a better strategy: use the gasoline motor to accelerate up to 25 mph (this reduces the amount of road rage you'll witness), lift - off the gas pedal to shut the engine off, and gingerly accelerate.

When I drive my car at normal speed of 45 mph all of a sudden the RPM revs up high and then I can not accelerate past 20 mph.

my car jerks in stop and go traffic when accelerating or if i'm coming up a hill.

Pilot Assist - Volvo's semi-autonomous driving software - is standard on all models, which works at speeds of up to 80mph and keeps the car within lane markings, braking and accelerating at the same pace as the flow of traffic.

The instantly available maximum torque of 295 Nm is delivered by the electric motor with maximum output of 88 kW (120 PS) through the single - speed reducer transmission accelerating the car up to 165 km / h.

This car will steer you back into your lane if it spots something in your blind spot you haven't noticed, the standard City Safety package has been beefed up to give you enhanced steering input if you swerve to avoid pedestrians, cyclists or large animals, and pilot assist that will accelerate, brake and steer for you at speeds up to 80mph (although you're still the boss and have to keep your hands on the wheel).

Ultimately, it is up to the driver — the greatest variable of them all — to decide whether the car gives him the confidence he needs to brake, turn and accelerate out of a corner safely.

I recently drove this car over a mountain pass and found it to not be as powerful as I would like, at times it struggled to maintain 60 MPH and would not accelerate very fast up the hill.

The power build - up is almost instant when you accelerate and by the time the car hits 4,000 rpm, you are watching the world go by pretty fast.

At highway speeds, the gasoline engine is able to engage a lock - up clutch and directly drive the wheels in what — for most cars — would be a sixth - gear ratio, but when you squeeze the pedal to accelerate again, the gas engine disconnects and hands control back over to the electric motor.

Engine Size 5.3 l Mileage 144,000 miles Previous Owners 4 Bodystyle Saloon Seats 4 Transmission Manual Exterior Colour Caspian Blue Interior Trim Parchment Announced in 1977, the Vantage version of the venerable AM V8, produced 40 % more power and a 10 % increase in torque and was available only with a 5 speed manual transmission, creating the fastest accelerating production car in the world, with 0 - 60 mph in coming up in 5.3 seconds and a top speed of 170 mph.

Even with a full load of passengers and gear, the QX80 can accelerate up an on - ramp like a good V8 muscle car.

Driving is easy, and acceleration is very smooth: engine RPMs barely get above 3k when accelerating from a stop light, and the car gets up to speed easily with very little struggle (compared to my previous 2013 hybrid that red lined while accelerating to 45 mph).

The instantly available maximum torque of 295 Nm is delivered by the electric motor with a maximum output of 88 kW (120 PS) through the single - speed reducer transmission accelerating the car up to 165 km / h.

However, since front - wheel - drive cars have the weight of the engine over the driving wheels, the problem only applies in extreme conditions such as attempting to accelerate up a wet hill or attempting to beat another RWD car off the line.

From there, Kick sprung to action, accelerating his Model S and pulling in front of the Passat before slowly braking his car, making sure that the Passat could rest up against the rear bumper of his Model S until both cars came to a stop.

If a slower car got out of my way, the thing accelerated hard up to my set speed.

Holding the transmission in first gear lets the engine wind up high and the car accelerate quicker at low speeds.

Now, NISMO is poised for accelerated global impact, enhancing Nissan's reputation for innovation and excitement with a new line - up of sporty Nissan road cars.

They include technologies such as the Night Vision assistance system (detects people and animals in darkness via a thermal imaging camera), Roadwork Lane Assist (semi-automated steering and lane keeping, accelerating and braking up to 60 km / h), Front Cross Traffic Assist (reacts to cross traffic in front of the Touareg), active all - wheel steering (makes the Touareg handle like a compact car), new roll stabilisation with electromechanically controlled anti-roll bars, «IQ.Light — LED matrix headlights» (interactive, camera - based dipped and main beam headlight control) and a «Windshield Head - up Display» projected directly onto the windscreen.

The radio you doesn't tell you what song is playing Don't have a backup camera No automatic start Doesn't accelerate very fast Air takes a while to cool down car Takes a while to heat up car

The test car's engine occasionally hesitated when accelerating from a stop, and the transmission was a little thumpy in the low ranges, but the power train tightened up under strain, enabling the car to reach 55 mph and beyond rapidly and smoothly.

There is also a semi-automated driving function which, if you so wish, will figuratively take the reins of the car at speeds of up to 130km / h, braking, accelerating and maintaining its lane position — even accounting for crosswinds.

Whether idling, accelerating at full - throttle up to speed or just cruising on the highway, only true luxury cars are quieter.

With stability control, traction control and snow tires, the Camaro accelerated up hilly suburban DC streets without wheelspin and the car was rock solid in four to six inches of snow on a night when dozens of cars slid off the highway.

The 295 N · m (218 lb - ft) of torque is delivered by the electric motor with maximum output of 88 kW (118 hp) through a single - speed reducer transmission accelerating the car up to 165 km / h (103 mph).