Sentences with phrase «driving character of»

We found the driving character of the C63 AMG every bit as good as the M3, and the cars equal out in electronics, with the BMW offering traffic on its navigation system but the C63 offering a better stereo.

And though I liked the driving character of the Camry, Toyota remains conservative with its drivetrains.

There were no surprises in the driving character of the Prius C. Given its 99 horsepower, it did not exactly leap off the line, and took a while to get up to freeway cruising speeds.

Though little changes in the driving character of the Titan and the Armada (Nissan claims improved control of noise, vibration and harshness), the V8 in the Pathfinder is a huge step up in performance for Nissan's midsizer.

With a new powertrain, it remains to be seen whether the new Fit will retain the driving character of its predecessors.

Civic: Drive - by - Wire Throttle Control An electronic drive - by - wire system helps enhance the driving character of the Civic.

An electronic drive - by - wire system helps enhance the driving character of the Civic Hybrid.

The easy driving character of the Sedona will be top - of - mind for most prospective buyers.

An electronic drive - by - wire system helps enhance the driving character of the CR - V.

While I liked the general driving character of the GLA250 and enjoyed the aggressive automatic shifting from the transmission's Sport mode, the suspension did not deliver the comfort I would expect from a premium car.

In fact, many enthusiasts prefer the balanced driving character of the mid-engine Cayman / Boxster duo to that of the 911, with its engine mounted in the rear.

If not, I'd stick with the unmolested fun - to - drive character of a GTI.

GM has also refined the drive character of its big trucks, fitting StabiliTrak stability control with trailer sway control as standard equipment across both the Chevy and GMC lineups and adding integrated cruise control, automatic grade - sensitive braking, and exhaust braking (on diesel models).

I was impressed with the drive character of this car, and it's mainstream, agreeable and generally well done.

Using a host of sophisticated components, the engineers have developed the driving characters of the new C - Class unique.

The traditional fun to drive character of the Fiesta has been preserved and further improved, according to Ford, with the new model said to deliver more grip, shorter braking distances, and improved steering feel, without affecting ride quality.

The latter let me choose different settings for power and steering response, while the others activated pre-set programs drastically affecting the drive character of the car.

Building on the fun - to - drive character of the 10th - generation Civic lineup, the 2017 Civic offers customers more choice with a 6 - speed manual transmission as standard equipment on the turbocharged Civic Sedan and Coupe in EX-T trims.

Engineers are striving to balance drivers» desires for predictable, stable, gran turismo - inspired handling in all conditions, with the engaging, fun - to - drive character of a rear - wheel drive sport sedan.

Ford claims the Fiesta Active combines the fun - to - drive character of the regular Fiesta with the go - anywhere capabilities typical of SUVs.

Thankfully, the new Fiesta retains the fun to drive character of its predecessor: the chassis is very competent and hard to unsettle through turns.

«Our company design standards are the blueprint from which we establish engineering infrastructure, operational requirements, safety regulations and room sizes — however they do not drive the character of a hotel.

The subject - driven character of his compositions has also inspired comparison to the photographs of New Topographers Bernd and Hilla Becher.

Not exact matches

Research by Paul Zak found that character driven storytelling led to the production of a hormone called oxytocin in test subjects.

Universal Brand Development globally drives expansion of the company's intellectual properties, franchises, characters and stories through innovative physical and digital products, content, and consumer experiences.

They capture the most compelling character traits of business creators — such as drive, passion, dedication, and sometimes even obsessiveness and destructiveness.

When we answer a few simple questions to let our friends and family know which Muppet character we're the most like or which car we'd drive if we had our pick, we're sharing a digital piece of our analog lives.

The book is full of endlessly interesting stories and characters, each anecdote driving home the value of willingness to learn.

You can also opt for a character - driven appliance like the perennially - popular Hello Kitty Toaster or the Mickey Mouse toaster one, both of which leave an imprint of your favorite character's likeness on the bread.

The movie and TV industries are notoriously hit - driven, after all, and if the company makes a mis - step somewhere it could lose some of the potential future value of the Marvel franchise or those characters.

Neuroeconomics professor Paul Zak explains: «Character - driven stories with emotional content result in a better understanding of the key points a speaker wishes to make and enable better recall of these points weeks later.»

In the works since early September, the UA deal has left Wagner and Cruise «completely open right now» to all varieties of film projects, Wagner told TIME, «ranging from high concept to smaller, character - driven films.»

«When the girls were young, Keith would drive them to cheerleading and to their Brownies meetings,» she says, creating a fantastic visual of Captain Teague, his character in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, delivering Girl Scout cookies.

For example, my experiments show that character - driven stories with emotional content result in a better understanding of the key points a speaker wishes to make and enable better recall of these points weeks later.

Think of all the movies where the character drives a clean, used vehicle.

The problem was macroeconomic in character, but the bank insurance scheme was only for 1 % of deposits — under conditions where the country's main three banks all were driven under by the combination of bad or outright kleptocratic management and Britain's freezing of Icelandic funds in the aftermath of the Icesave collapse.

Some of the vocal tracks were just recorded onto the computer.For the most part, the whole thing was on four - track, giving it a scratchy feel.The new album will probably cover the whole experience of trying to get my thing off the ground, losing hope and finding hope.So, I think there will be a theme to the whole record, but it won't be as story - driven as the last one.Like in The Novelist, there's a specific «on this song this is happening, and on the next song such - and - such is happening,» along with the character building.

It's the chemically fueled state of euphoric infatuation that drives people to step so far out of character that you question their sanity.

Same can be said of the bible, which also includes some real historical figures (possibly) and more likely mix in fantasy characters in order to drive the point home, like angels, demons and the like.

My own father, a person of the highest moral character and integrity was accused of being shady by my abuser because he tried to find us alternative housing when my abuser (although court ordered to pay the mortgage) willfully and vindictively drove it into foreclosure and the kids and I homeless, while he went off and bought he and his spiritual wife a new home.

Rather than boring us with exposition, the film uses each character to drive the story and explain the world of Wakanda.

(The only one of which I MIGHT support is the character assassination) David has had a policy very different than the one on your blog (which drove me away from any desire to ever participate on you blog again) and that is one of allowing the conversation to flow freely.

We might add also that another corrosive influence upon the character of the oppressor is the kind of self - deception which an oppressor is driven to engage in in order to maintain his / her self - image.

In Charlotte Simmons, one finds all the features that have made Wolfe one of the greatest contemporary North American novelists: a plot that drives at breakneck speed through a major culture - shaping institution, an array of flawed yet yearning characters tested to the limits of their endurance, and startlingly authentic dialogue.

The characters of Comrade Detective voice the propaganda of communist superiority, but they know — as the ostensible 1980s audience would have — that it's not really true, and this reality drives the plot.

In a study of his earlier pictures, Kolker notes that «Scorsese is interested in the psychological manifestations of individuals who are representative either of a class or of a certain ideological grouping; he is concerned with their relationship to each other or to an antagonistic environment... [and finally] there is no triumph for his characters» (A Cinema of Loneliness [Oxford University Press, 19881, p. 162) The Jesus of the Last Temptation fits this pattern (as do Travis Bickel in Taxi Driver, Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull and Paul Hackett in After Hours) By eschewing any reference to a resurrection — and, in an interesting theological note, allowing Paul to suggest that his preaching of the risen Christ is more important than the Jesus of history — Scorsese presents the crucifixion as the final willful act of a man driven by a God who makes strange demands on his followers.

Generally, do atheist believe that mankind is naturally good or naturally bad; another way to ask; how do atheist explain the good and evil natures of mankind?That is: what is the driving force behind mankind's character?

Fulfillment entails a notion vital to the development of an ethics of character and virtue from a process perspective, that all creatures, all actuality, drive towards the experience of beauty, richness of experience.

It need not trouble us that the man going on a journey is represented as a hard man driving a shrewd bargain for his own gain, for the parable does not focus on the character of God or of Christ.

It's a result of rising affluence and safety, and while we're in favour of both, the first does slowly kill off the small, personal, local things that give a neighbourhood its character, and drive out the personalities that give it personality.