Sentences with phrase «direct driving feel»

With a sportier and more direct driving feel than its competitors, the Mazda3 is able to do everything typically asked of a compact, while still putting a smile on the face of drivers.Interesting features of this model are good use of space, unique styling, Efficient, powerful drivetrains, and loaded with features

A new torque converter provides a wider range of lock - up operation (versus the outgoing 6 - speed automatic transmission) to imbue a more enveloping and direct driving feel.

The new 2.0 - liter engine featured in the UX 200 is matched to Lexus» first Direct Shift - CVT, engineered to provide the smooth, fuel - efficient performance of a conventional continuously variable transmission, but with a direct driving feel.

A dramatically widened lock - up range improves torque transfer efficiency and realizes a direct driving feel that is equivalent to a manual transmission

The resulting quick and smooth response to accelerator pedal operation creates an «as desired» direct driving feel.

The new engine will generate significantly more horsepower, provide enhanced fuel efficiency, and deliver a more direct driving feel by expanding the lock up range.

The new transmission combines the smooth, fuel - efficient performance of a conventional continuously variable transmission with a more direct driving feel.

The early lock - up between engine and transmission by the torque converter (which enables engine output to be sent directly to the drive wheels) inhibits the characteristic loss of power during acceleration, delivering a more direct driving feel.

A widened lock - up range improves torque transfer efficiency and realizes a direct driving feel that is equivalent to a manual transmission; the transmission delivers a 4 - 7 % improvement in fuel economy compared to the current transmissions.

A dramatically widened lock - up range improves torque transfer efficiency and realizes a direct driving feel that is equivalent to a manual transmission; the transmission delivers a 4 - 7 % improvement in fuel economy compared to the current transmissions.

This alters the stiffness and absorption of the engine mounts: softer for greater comfort and less vibration when driving normally, harder for a more direct driving feel when driving more sportily.

Compared to last year's model, the new engine generates significantly more horsepower, provides enhanced fuel efficiency and delivers a more direct driving feel by expanding the lock up range.

Not exact matches

On the one hand, he claims that our concept of «know» comes partly from «some dim but direct awareness of deity,» which may often be driven below the level of conscious thought, even if it is never wholly absent there; in a word, we have a feeling of God as distinct from thinking or knowing God (1970a, 155; cf. 1962, 110).

I feel that points per drive or per 100 yds of offense is a much better indicator and that I believe has a direct causation effect which can be shown in red zone efficiency, TD to FG ratio, and third down efficiency.

With so few female driven and directed films available, Beguiled feels like a breath of fresh air — albeit one with a general sense of foreboding and violence mixed in.

Wahoo's Kickr direct drive turbo trainer has been widely praised for its realistic ride feel, but at nearly # 1000 it's a pricy item.

With a female - directed, female - driven film this small, criticizing it feels like beating a baby seal.

With a female - directed film this small bringing to life a female - driven script by Pamela Gray, Annie Mumolo and Tim Lovestedt, criticizing it feels a little like beating a baby seal.

Also produced and directed by Franco, The Disaster Artist feels like a perfect fit for this hyper - prolific jack - of - all - trades; he must understand more than most the drive to create and the pleasure / pain of the creation's ultimate completion and exhibition.

The Help, written and directed by Tate Taylor from the novel by Kathryn Stockett, belongs to the Driving Miss Daisy tradition of feel - good fables about black - white relations in America, movies in which institutional racism takes a backseat to the personal enlightenment of one white character.

That's how I feel addressing Toronto's female - driven movies, whether directed by women or not.

The film - maker who both wrote and directed the film, which has a star - studded cast led by Kristin Scott Thomas and Timothy Spall, said everything about it was a «political statement», including its Jerusalem soundtrack and that it had been driven by «the feeling that people were losing political life.»

With a clear focus on homework from OFSTED: «Teachers use well - judged teaching strategies, including setting appropriate homework that, together with clearly directed and timely support and intervention, match pupils» needs accurately» we have to guard against schools driving homework to «death» whereby teachers feel they have to set homework for the sake of it to satisfy accountability measures and / or internal monitoring systems.

The Q60 Concept also features Infiniti's controversial drive - by - wire Direct Adaptive Steering found on the current Q50, and features new refinements to the system that are said to improve feel and sportiness.

It's the sort of direct response that adds to the driving feel.

Yet the 1M's virtue is its compact size: smaller and lighter than the BMW M3, the 1M enchanted us with a more direct, responsive driving feel and stellar performance.

Like the Porsche, it feels sharp, steely and direct, but unlike the Porsche it is unambiguous, transparent and predictable: you can drive it right to the limit, and then overdrive it precisely.

We're driving European - spec Golf Rs that have a six - speed manual transmission, which has the direct, notchy feel we love.

All of the Envision's competitors felt just as quick as the Buick, but where they began to falter was in direct comparisons of driving dynamics.

Driving the 3.4 manual straight after a go in a «showhome - spec» 3.8 - litre Carrera S with PDK, PDCC and every other conceivable extra felt like a more direct path to whatever flavour of 911 - ness the 991 is seeking to purvey, the mantra «less is more» almost materialising before my very eyes as I gripped a steering wheel that was just that, pure and simple — no buttons at all.

The steering is reassuringly direct — if you were to drive a minivan for comparison, it would feel like you're steering an elephant with its ears.

The Cupra 300 is undoubtedly very fast, but it's not quite as rewarding to drive as the Ford Focus RS, Honda Civic Type R or even the Cupra R. We'd like the steering to be a little more direct and the brake pedal is rather lacking in feel, even if the power of the brakes aren't in doubt.

There is a little less steering feel than I'd like, but it's perfect on - center and as direct as anything I've driven.

That, says Chevy, gives the Sonic a more direct, confident and athletic feel, while balancing the vehicle for the broad range of driving conditions in North America.

It may take all of 7.9 seconds to get to 60mph (half a second slower than the heavier A4 sedan) but in city driving, the direct - injection turbocharged A4 Cabriolet feels responsive and light on its feet.

«The nicely weighted and direct steering of the 86 ensures the car retains the involving drive experience of the coupe with a slightly more neutral feel in tight corners on a driver's favourite road.»

The immediate and direct implementation of all driving commands, combined with the powerful yet not overpowering sound of the sports exhaust system, create a highly emotive and appealing driving feel.

Infiniti calls the philosophy behind the features «My car knows me,» and says the depth of the car's memory of the preferences of up to three registered users and one guest will extend to a driver's preferred drive mode or, on vehicles equipped with Infiniti's Direct Adaptive Steering system, steering weight and feel; to infotainment settings like «whether you prefer L / 100 km or mpg, Fahrenheit or Celsius and an analogue or digital clock.»

The Ford Performance short - throw shifter is designed to provide a more direct and connected feel, giving better driving feedback whether cruising local streets or pushing the limits on the track.

This gives a more direct throttle response feeling during spirited driving with peak power available more of the time.

Around turns, the ILX's precise steering helps the car feel sporty and direct, but its handling limits and fun - to - drive nature are ultimately modest for the segment.

SKYACTIV - DRIVE is an innovative automatic transmission that eliminates slippage and achieves a direct shift feel similar to a manual transmission.

Overall, it is tuned to feel quite direct and involving for the driver, though trying to make its first front - drive car «feel like a BMW» may have resulted in a compromised result.

The Axela features Mazda's newly - developed SKYACTIV - G 2.0 engine and six - speed automatic SKYACTIV - DRIVE transmission which provides a direct shift feel.

The i - stop system, paired with Mazda's proprietary direct injection engine, significantly improves fuel economy and ensures a natural driving feel.

EXECUTIVE EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: This 2013 Honda Accord EX-L Navi coupe feels like a direct descendent of the kind of engineer - driven, driver - oriented machines of Honda past, brought forward into a...

The Miata's driving experience is unlike most other vehicles available, with its exceptionally light weight, tight suspension, direct steering, rev - happy engine, and short - throw shifter combining to create a very direct driving experience that gives a feel of open - air speed without actually having to break the law.

The steering isn't as quick as a Jaguar F - Pace's, but it's still direct and beautifully weighted, although flicking the Drive Performance Control switch into Sport makes it feel heavy and dulls the response.

Another incomparable quality is the subjective feeling of outstanding supremacy the hybrid drive system gives the driver through its direct response free of any delay.

EXECUTIVE EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: This 2013 Honda Accord EX-L Navi coupe feels like a direct descendent of the kind of engineer - driven, driver - oriented machines of Honda past, brought forward into a new age.