Sentences with phrase «couple of gears»

Need to spring quicker into action when entering the final third, bypass couple of gears in a flash, we used to be one of the best at doing this.

The torque gets to work early in the rev range and in the first couple of gears it's easy to start breaking traction on a dry road.

Grabbing the first couple of gears, the bottom of my wrist and forearm rub on the top of the e-brake handle repeatedly.

I still think we have another couple of gears.»

We were a bit wasteful, and we don't want that creeping into our game, but I do think we still had a couple of gears in us if we really tried putting them to the sword.

City have had the best squad in the league for some years without making the most of it, and I expect them to go up a couple of gears this campaign, while Mourinho has a habit of starting well in jobs, and also has a lack of Champions League football to worry about (I think he'll rotate heavily for the Europa).

There is a sense of lament back in Mexico that Vela's career didn't shift up a couple of gears and include a move to a Real Madrid or another European super club.

In passing maneuvers, the transmission did a stair - step, two - gear kickdown rather than hopping directly down a couple of gears — but at least it pulled ahead in the brief interim gear rather than bogging down completely.

Whatever the transmission mode, the E63 is always ready to drop a couple of gears, let out a deep bellow, and tear off down the highway.

Our fun run included dropping a couple of gears and slingshotting past slow moving traffic as the optional sport exhaust (part of the $ 3,350 Dynamic package, which also nets you red brake calipers and Dynamic Ride Control) sang its sweet baritone six song.

«Looks like someone wants to have some fun,» he says, simultaneously flicking down a couple of gears with the left - hand paddle - shifter.

Motivation from the 153 - hp engine is modest at best and there's just enough thrust from the 177 lb - ft of torque to be passable (there's only 2,917 lbs to move around), but the six - speed manual has the added benefit of the ability to downshift a couple of gears to make the most of the pint - sized four - pot.

Downshift a couple of gears at the curves and you hear a blip which is pure eargasm.

Pedal placement is ideal for heel - and - toe action, and going down a couple of gears — as you slow for Turn 11 at the end of the back straight — is easy and entertaining.

Floor the LC500 on any empty road and it will downshift a couple of gears, shove you into the seat and fly.

The six - speed short shifter is slick, and going down a couple of gears is easy with the engine's lively throttle response.

If you slam the accelerator pedal to the floor, it downshifts a couple of gears - giving you the power you need to make a quick overtake instantly.

The stop / start engine does run out of breath fairly quickly, but the six - speed automatic is willing enough to kick down a couple of gears to keep up momentum.

Throttle response is nearly instant, there's lots of grunt to break the front tires loose through the first couple of gears, it effortlessly spins at the top of the rev band and, boy, does it get the car moving in a hurry.

For passes, the gearbox would kick down a couple of gears in short order.

Passes and merging were done easily enough with a kick - down that would drop a couple of gears and get you into the meat of the powerband in short order.

Even a modest prod of the accelerator results in lurching back a couple of gears, hesitating in the process, before powering ahead.

From the get - go, this 8 - speed imbues the RX F with an eager character, and instead of resolutely sticking to top gear for maximum efficiency, this «box is more than willing to kick down a couple of gears with little more than a brush of the accelerator.

Credit the Terrain's minimal turbo lag and plentiful power, as well as the nine - speed automatic transmission's ability to drop down a couple of gears quickly with a simple boot of the throttle.

When getting ready to pass, we could not proactively drop down a couple of gears, instead having to wait for the transmission to react to pressure on the gas pedal.

Seriously though, Dr. Spencer may have revealed a couple of gears in the machine here.