Sentences with phrase «driven at top speeds»

Some cars such as sports vehicles have lower safety ratings because they can be driven at top speeds and may cause major damage if you are involved in a crash.

The manufacturer promised that even with the hood down the car could be driven at a top speed of a fraction above 190mph.

Not exact matches

He drove briskly but not at top speed to the senior Clark's farm.

His ball speed on one early drive topped at 180 mph, which would be among the best on the PGA Tour, and is a mark he's simply not hit in prior comebacks.

It's likely not going to be some frantic, high - speed drive to the hospital or water breaking all over the sidewalk as people start hailing a taxi at the top of their lungs.

He is so respectful and disciplined that, at 6:00 am on 31st July, 1993, on the morning that his wife's waters broke and he was driving on top speed to the hospital to have his first child, Ken stopped at the sight of a red traffic light even though no one was watching.

Some previous studies had found that the distance covered by a domain wall was directly proportional to the length of the electric pulse used to drive it, hinting that perhaps domain walls move without inertia — that is, they move at top speed or not at all.

This is where the top - notch driving dynamics Kunos has massaged into all the available vehicles becomes a double - edged sword, because it takes very little to unsettle your car at speed.

Driving at these high rates of speed, upwards of 180mph, is the only way to earn a top position and advance in the game.

Unlike the DrawRace franchise, creator Bjango has decided to literally have you drive around the car with virtual controls, which isn't an ideal way to steer at top speeds.

Safety There is simply no substitute for the stress, invigoration, and bonding experience that comes from driving your car at top speed for miles at a time, but it can also be dangerous.

This is an exotic that's great to drive at all speeds, not just top speed.

But since there is no engine sitting on top of its driven wheels, breakaway is easily induced at lower cornering speeds.

It's one thing to drive some random car at its top speed on some autobahn.

Because top - down driving can get a bit chilly at those speeds, Mercedes» Airscarf neck warmer is standard.

The gas engine drives the front wheels through an eight - speed automatic transmission, and all - electric range tops out at 25 miles.

Worry not, as the three - pointed star has let us in on all the dirty details for the newest drop - top: 563 hp from the same 6.2 - liter V - 8 as the SLS AMG coupe, rear - wheel drive, and a convertible soft top that can be lowered at speeds up to 31 mph.

The cloth top is lowered and raised via an electrohydraulic drive that takes 20 seconds to open or close at speeds up to 31.1 mph.

Even though I've driven just about every new car on the market, from exotics to econoboxes, my personal top speed in a car was established before I had a driver's license, when my dad rocketed me around the Chelsea Proving Grounds» oval track at 155 mph in a topless Dodge Viper in 1993.

All - electric range tops out at 31 miles, with a top all - electric - driven speed of 78 mph.

Although the base, rear - wheel - drive 2017 C300 Coupe isn't exactly svelte at 3,638 pounds, Mercedes says it will do 0 - to - 60 in 5.9 seconds and onto an electronically limited top speed of 130 mph.

Drivers can operate the top remotely with the key fob or while driving at speeds up to 31 mph.

The X1's top trim level (at least, in the United States) is the xDrive35i, which uses a 3.0 - liter turbocharged I - 6 engine making 300 hp, an eight - speed automatic transmission, and BMW's xDrive all - wheel drive system.

This New Addition To The Company Range Included A Three Point Two Litre V6 Engine That Produced A Rather Healthy 237 Brake Horse Power, Capable Of Accelerating From 0 - 62 In Just 6.2 Seconds, Clearing The Quarter Mile In 14.1 Seconds At 99.2 MPH And Offering A Limited Top Speed Of 154 MPH, Which Was All Perfectly Controlled By The Four Motion Four Wheel Drive System.

Keep it neutral with optimum turn - in speed and a balanced throttle; turn in slow and give it a bootful if you want spectacular, wild - looking oversteer, or work within these two extremes to drive out of the corner with just a hint of corrective lock and the V10 shrieking at the top of its voice.

The top can also be opened or closed during driving at speeds of up to 30 km / h (19 mph).

The top can be folded in fewer than 20 seconds, at speeds up to 30 mph, in case of sudden weather changes in stop / go driving.

M2 offered with M Driver's package including driving training at BMW Performance Center and increased top speed for the vehicle

The sound - reducing soft top opens or closes in 22 seconds — whether you're driving at speeds up to 30 mph, or using Comfort Access to operate it remotely with the key fob.

The tires do not hit the top or outside edges of the wheel wells... only the inner front portion of the wheel well when making a sharp turn in a parking lot, never when driving at speed.

The run was made on the 8.5 mile high speed oval at the Continental Tire Proving Grounds located in Uvalde, Texas — the same test track where John Hennessey test drove the company's HPE700 Mustang to a top speed of 195 mph back in February of this year.

Performance is typically brutal, then, and since the UK forgoes the all - wheel drive S - class models available in left - hand drive markets, the RWD S65 is in fact the quickest car in the range, serving up 0 - 62mph in 4.1 sec and a 155mph top speed (both AMG models can be derestricted as part of the AMG Driver's Package, to top out at 186mph).

To ensure the durability of the powerful 423kW supercharged 5.0 - litre V8, Verrecchia said a Range Rover Sport SVO drove flat - out at its 280km / h top speed for days on end at the Nardo test facility.

Driving the front wheels via either a 6 - speed manual or automatic transmission, the Mokka can reach 100km / h from standstill in 9.8 seconds (10.7 for the auto «box), top out at 191km / h, and tow up to 1200Kg braked or 500Kg unbraked.

On the motorway, the 2008 is a refined car to drive at speed — especially in top - spec models with their long sixth gear, which allows the engine to turn at 1,900 rpm.

0 - 62mph 5.8 sec (estimated); Top speed 160mph (estimated); Economy n / a; CO2 n / a; Kerbweight 1330 kg approx; Engine layout 4 cyls, 1995cc approx; Installation transverse, front, front - wheel drive; Power 300bhp at 6500rpm (approx); Torque 295 lb ft from 2000 - 5500rpm

Even with a special gauge to give me feedback and improve my driving habits, I struggle to get above 17 mpg in the city, and highway cruising at acceptable speeds tops out at 29 mpg.

I all - wheel - drive guise, the vehicles needs 8.8 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph and reaches a top speed rated at 112 mph.

A 4 - wheel - drive longbed Z71 Crew Cab Colorado with the V6 and the 6 - speed automatic tops out at $ 44,430 with all the bells and whistles.

While this puts the GT Speed at the very top end of automotive performance, the new model retains the driving refinement, supreme comfort, peerless craftsmanship and contemporary luxury associated with Bentley cars.

This allows you to look at information like if any safety features were activated (such as Forward Collision Alert), your teen's top speed, overspeed warnings, and distance driven.

The new benchmark 707 - horsepower supercharged engine combines with an upgraded high - torque capacity TorqueFlite eight - speed automatic transmission, world - class on - road driving dynamics and new Brembo brakes to deliver a new level of performance: 0 - 60 miles per hour (mph) in 3.5 seconds, quarter mile in 11.6 seconds at 116 mph, top speed of 180 mph, 60 - 0 mph braking distance in 114 feet and.88 g capability on the skid pad.

Price # 47,895; 0 - 62mph 6.9 sec; Top speed 142mph; Economy 45.6 mpg; CO2 162g / km; Kerbweight 2070 kg; Engine 6 cyls inline, 2993cc, turbodiesel; Installation Front, longitudinal, four - wheel drive; Power 255bhp at 4000rpm; Torque 413 lb ft at 1500 - 3000rpm; Gearbox 8 - speed automatic

At the top is the new - for - 2015 RX 350 F - Sport, which at $ 49,460 includes all - wheel drive but adds the paddle - shifted eight - speed automatic transmission shared by other F - Sport LexuseAt the top is the new - for - 2015 RX 350 F - Sport, which at $ 49,460 includes all - wheel drive but adds the paddle - shifted eight - speed automatic transmission shared by other F - Sport Lexuseat $ 49,460 includes all - wheel drive but adds the paddle - shifted eight - speed automatic transmission shared by other F - Sport Lexuses.

Toyota announced that the RAV4 will start at $ 14,948 for a two - door, two - wheel - drive version with a five - speed manual transmission, and top out at $ 18,098 for a four - door, four - wheel - drive version with an automatic transmission.But «top,» of course, doesn't really mean «you don't have to spend any more than this.»

Mercedes followed this formula to a tee: the exterior is swollen with sporting intent draped over SUV - like proportions, the top - range engine is a biturbo, 3.0 - liter V - 6 producing 362 horsepower and 384 pound - feet of torque, the transmission is a nine - speed auto, 4MATIC all - wheel - drive system is included, and standard 21 - inch lightweight alloy wheels at the corners come wrapped in high - performance 275/45 tires up front and 315/40 tires in the rear.

UPDATE 05/22/2012: During a recent test drive at Nevada Open Road Challenge, the 270 Regal GS clocked in an impressive top speed of 162 mph - making it the fastest model Buick ever made.

The Vauxhall Astra VXR hot hatchback sits at the very top of the Vauxhall Astra range Focused on driving thrills, this car is all about delivering serious speed to people who still want the size and practicality of the standard Astra.

At first sight, Route A896 through the Scottish Highlands would appear to be less than ideal for test driving a supercar with a top speed of 201 miles per hour.

The final drive was changed from the 3.77 in the Vantage to 4.09 in the GT, so although top speed remained at 185 mph, acceleration wad much improved, reducing the time to 60 mph from 5.7 seconds, to a shade under 5 seconds.