Sentences with phrase «drives the wheels through»

After that, the direct drive system channels power from the engine to the driven wheels through a 2.85 final drive ratio.

It drives all wheels through an intelligent all - wheel drive system and a six - speed automatic transmission.

Both engines will send power to the drive wheels through Ford's 10 - speed transmission.

Not exact matches

Behind the wheel of a manual - drive Jeep, she ably sped through Reykjavik, past Bjőrk's house, and out along Iceland's Ring Road, with the country's windswept hillsides rolling off in every direction toward the freezing ocean.

The GT Concept's 805 ponies run to all four wheels through Mercedes» 4Matic all - wheel - drive system with torque vectoring.

Through it, the occupants of the vehicle can leave the driving to the system, though the cars will still have steering wheels on the times when an occupant will choose to take control.

The freshwater lakes are simply amazing and the four - wheel drive tracks through the hills and rainforests are unlike anything else I've done.

The wheels on this stroller make it easy to drive on all different types of terrain, great for taking on family vacations to the beach or on a rocky path in through a wooded area.

Drivers would be able to pair up their phone, start driving and use certain cellphone apps like Facebook and Twitter through verbal commands or steering wheel controls.

The death and destruction, however, have not slowed plans near the island's ferry terminal to Manhattan for the world's tallest Ferris wheel — replete with a 100 - store outlet mall — to be built close to where the storm drove 30 - foot - long dock pilings through the ground floor of an apartment complex.

The wheels are driven through a continuously variable transmission linked to the flywheel, and energy can be fed back to the flywheel as the vehicle brakes.

If you find yourself whizzing through the drive - through for your favorite coffee drink or slurping down a green juice or smoothie behind the wheel, you may be guilty of drinking on autopilot.

The story goes that when Alfred Hitchcock conceived the idea for «North by Northwest» he really just came up with three action set - pieces — Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint hanging from the faces on Mount Rushmore, the cropduster chasing Grant through a cornfield and the sequence that has bad guys pouring liquor down Grant's throat until he's too drunk to drive, then putting him behind the wheel of a car that is sent careening down a mountain.

Having, presumably, run out of surfaces on the ground, the mad driving crew of Furious 7 resort to backing their cars off a plane and clutching their steering wheels while driving, er, falling through thin air.

This is the first time BMW has ever debuted a car through a video game, allowing Need for Speed Payback players the first opportunity to get behind the wheel of the M5, the first M series to feature xDrive all - wheel - drive system, when the game launches on November 10th worldwide.

This special bundle will be available at Gamestop and Amazon in the US and at Gamestop.ca in Canda. In DiRT 3, players get behind the wheel to race through the snow, rain and dirt, competing as a professional driver across three continents — from the forests of Michigan to the infamous roads of Finland and the national parks of Kenya. DiRT 3â $ ™ s stunning new Gymkhana mode, inspired by Ken Block's incredible freestyle driving event, allows gamers to test their skills in free sessions or challenge events where they must complete courses by performing spectacular stunts, racking up combos and earning style points. Players can also play or compete with friends in split - screen or online multiplayer modes, and become Gymkhana stars by publishing spectacular runs direct to YouTube.

Another is put behind the wheel of a remote control car and driven at high speeds through an obstacle course and over a jump.

Lightning insists that his carrier, a semi truck named Mack (John Ratzenberger, of course), drive straight through to California, which results in Mack falling asleep at the wheel, and Lightning sliding out of the back of the truck, finding himself in run - down Radiator Springs.

Not that you'd ever want to drive aggressively; the steering employs an outdated, recirculating - ball setup, and it might as well connect to the front wheels through a telegram messenger.

It does understeer more than the tail - happy Giulia, but it feels far more connected than a Jaguar F - Pace, and that understeer can be corrected with a little extra throttle input to get the all - wheel - drive system to pull you through the corner.

Grip levels are high, though there's precious little information through the steering wheel to let you know that, traction fine on the front - wheel drive models and genuinely impressive on the quattros.

As we page through the logbook of this all - wheel - drive version of the 2014 Infiniti Q50, we find records of gas stops from one end of the country to the other.

Waiting to put it through the wringer are three very different yet extremely capable adversaries: the lightweight, ultra-focused mid-engined Porsche Cayman R, the slick and potent all - wheel - drive Audi TT RS, and the honest - to - goodness Nissan 370Z, here being tested in box - fresh GT Edition specification for the very first time.

All - wheel - drive is standard, and the system can distribute power between the front and rear axles through the electronically - controlled Haldex center differential.

All have 1.6 - litre naturally aspirated four - cylinder engines driving the front wheels through a five - speed manual gearbox.

Through direction changes it just shrugs off its kerb weight and transitions like a modern four - wheel drive hot hatch.

The motor drives the front wheels through a single speed gearbox, and allows the 2013 500e to hit a top end of 85 mph.

Drive goes to all four wheels through a six - speed sequential gearbox.

With expert hypermiler Wayne Gerdes and energy engineer Bob Winger alternating shifts behind the wheel, the 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI drove through all 48 contiguous states of the U.S. on less than $ 300 of diesel, achieving a record - breaking average of 81.17 mpg along the way.

All three 2013 GL - Class models continue to channel power through a seven - speed automatic transmission, using Mercedes - Benz's 4Matic full - time all - wheel - drive system.

We've detailed the Rolls - Royce Cullinan before, reporting on its 6.6 - liter V - 12 engine that's expected to send around 630 hp and 740 lb - ft of torque through an eight - speed automatic transmission and Rolls - Royce's first all - wheel - drive system.

Combined, the two power sources develop 375bhp and up to 516 lb ft of system torque in full kickdown mode, all sent through a 4Motion all - wheel drive setup.

It channels that power through a new nine - speed automatic transmission to all four wheels with permanent all - wheel drive and a system that offers three electronically locking differentials, controlled from the cabin.

Shod in Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D tires, our rear - wheel - drive 5 - series clawed its way handily through winter's worst.

There's quattro four - wheel drive on higher power versions, but they'll not turn you into Stig (Blomqvist), nor turn the A3 into anything approaching an Ur - Quattro tearing through Kielder.

The result of all this electronic assistance is a flat - cornering, sharp - handling chassis that's a riot to drive quickly but doesn't provide much feedback through the steering wheel.

Charging through a set of sweepers where certain rivals would roll or understeer too much, the Jaguar XF, particularly the rear - wheel - drive version, is capable and inspiring.

A 107 - hp permanent - magnet AC motor manufactured by Nissan revs up to 16,000 rpm to drive the front wheels through a single - speed transaxle.

But while the hard - top uses four - wheel drive, the cabrio's power is all sent through the front wheels, via a standard six - speed DSG twin - clutch gearbox.

Some 630 hp and 740 lb - ft of torque will be sent through an eight - speed automatic transmission before being channeled through the Cullinan's all - wheel - drive system, a first for Rolls.

The EB110 also came with all - wheel drive, with the power routed through a six - speed manual.

Here it drives all four wheels through a seven - speed S - tronic dual - clutch paddleshift gearbox with a steady - state torque split of 40/60 front to rear, a crown - gear centre differential and Audi's torque - vectoring Sport rear diff.

A pair of motors drives the Karma's rear wheels through a fixed - ratio limited - slip differential.

Like other recent 43 - badged models, the GLC 43 uses a 3 - litre, V6 biturbo petrol engine and drives all four wheels through Mercedes» 4Matic all - wheel drive system, with 69 per cent of the torque directed to the rear axle.

But as winter approaches, we'll see if the Kizashi's all - wheel - drive system proves its value, or if fitting winter tires are more than sufficient for dashing through the snow.

That's to accompany another difference from its Scirocco sibling — the Golf will be four - wheel drive, with the «Roc's power going through the front two wheels only.

Producing 211bhp and 236 lb ft of torque, the four - cylinder will drive the rear wheels through a seven - speed automatic «box.

With power sent through a nine - speed automatic transmission to Land Rover's four - wheel - drive system, the convertible can reach 60 mph in 7.8 seconds and continues to a top speed of 112 mph.

Like the standard mid-engine 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C coupe that we've already seen and sampled in Europe, the 4C Launch Edition employs a peppy, all - aluminum, 237 - hp, 1.7 - liter direct - injection turbo - four that drives the rear wheels through a 6 - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission.

It's a huge motor for a vehicle this size, making 382 horsepower and delivering it to all four wheels through a seven - speed automatic transmission and permanent all - wheel drive.