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At the same time this unique saloon offers dynamic driving characteristics at a level by far exceeding everything hybrid cars have been able to offer so far.

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«Single - walled carbon nanotube field - effect transistors (FETs) have characteristics similar to polycrystalline silicon FETs, a thin film silicon transistor currently used to drive the pixels in organic light - emitting (OLED) displays,» said Mark Hersam, Dodabalapur's coworker and a professor in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University.

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If spending is not strongly influenced by observable school characteristics, we have to question whether it is driven by a district strategy at all.

They acknowledge «suspicion of a modest [emphasis added] association between enrollment at the most selective flagship universities and unobservable characteristics of entering students, such as ambition and drive.»

At the launch, the head of the M divison said, «We develop the BMW M Performance Automobiles for customers who are seeking very sporty driving characteristics yet do not wish to sacrifice any of their BMW's everyday practicality.

When you're out on a test drive, focused on the performance and characteristics of the machine at your command, it's easy to lose track of where you're going.

The Cross Country's driving characteristics won't exactly have you crossing the country for the sake of it, but the easygoing drive, cosseting cabin and myriad safety features mean you're equally unlikely to be stressed at the end of a long jaunt.

I thought that a bit of delving might help to explain why, when a Porsche 911's primary characteristic is understeer, it tends to crash backwards, or why when front - drive cars are supposed to understeer, some of the modern breed feel extremely sharp at the nose.

Instead, the 3 Wheeler offers something different, at its best when driven at seven tenths where the unusual handling characteristics can be enjoyed rather than intimidate.

The variable handling characteristics of a four - wheel - drive car mean that when travelling round a corner at high speeds the car may enter the corner and understeer and then half - way through the corner suddenly start to oversteer.

It has the right safety equipment and respectable fuel efficiency at 6.4 L / 100 km on the highway to along with its style and entertaining driving characteristics.

It is the first time in the history of the G - Class that the driving characteristics can be customized at the simple touch of a finger.

Good driving characteristics, a bold look and well - appointed interior at a decent price helped to send Murano sales 45 per cent higher this year.

As mentioned, the supercharged 4.2 eliminates previously sluggish acceleration characteristics; the vehicle tracks remarkably straight; electronic upshifts are virtually imperceptible; and the independent suspension, 50 - series tires, and variable - ratio ZF power steering make it a joy to drive on mountain twisties, with only slight hints of understeer at high speeds.

Straight - line performance may have been impressive, but driving enthusiasts weren't overly enthused with the GS's road handling characteristics, and hybrid geeks scoffed at the miles - per - gallon numbers.

For the first time in the history of the Mercedes - AMG G - Class, the driving characteristics can be individualized at the touch of a finger with five on - road and three off - road driving modes.

Enthusiast - minded drivers will turn their noses up at these characteristics but as an urban commuter family car, it offers an acceptable drive.

Both cars obviously feature Subaru's hallmark «symmetrical all - wheel drive», and both display similar handling characteristics — grippy cornering that gradually slides into safe understeer at the limit.

Combined with modern electronic driving aids, this flexibility allows production car engineers a wide range of freedom in selecting handling characteristics that will allow a 4WD car to be driven more safely at higher speeds by inexpert motorists than 2WD designs.

Barely audible at idle, revs build quickly, smoothly and linearly, with the S - Class's new nine - speed torque converter 9G - Tronic gearbox, which operates in combination with a 2.47:1 final drive ratio, programmed to exploit the strong torque characteristics.

With an electrically variable transmission (featuring the best characteristics of an automatic transmission and hybrid drive) and two different hybrid modes of operation, the drive system dramatically improves fuel economy around town and at highway speeds.

Primarily due to silicone's benign characteristic in terms of preventing damage to a painted surface, it remains popular for many show cars that are not intended to be driven routinely at higher speeds and potential hard braking.

• Variable vehicle set - up using the new Driving Modes option by means of rotary switch at the base of the gearshift or selector lever; in addition to the standard setting MID mode, the modes SPORT and GREEN can be activated; choice of mode influences the characteristic curve of the accelerator and steering, as well as the shift times of the automatic transmission and the Dynamic Damper Control where these features are fitted; GREEN mode in conjunction with automatic transmission enables coasting with decoupled drivetrain.

Despite no longer being based on an automobile platform, the engineers at Hyundai have gone to great lengths to preserve the same type of handling and driving characteristics that helped to make the small SUV so popular.

Spontaneous, flexible, CO2 - free mobility in the characteristic style of the brand — World - first transfer of that familiar MINI feeling to the two - wheel segment brings alternative drive technology to the attention of lifestyle - led target groups — Innovative vehicle concept marks its world premiere at the 2010 Paris Motor Show.

The Diesel models for the US are an integral part of the EfficientDynamics corporate strategy which integrates a combination of short - term, mid-term and long - term measures for the continued reduction of fuel consumption and emissions while at the same time enhancing the performance and driving characteristics which are such a hallmark of BMW.

At the same time, the new shock absorber generation with its wider spread damper rating enhance comfort thanks to an even more precise response characteristic and also improve the body connection during dynamic driving.

BMW ActiveHybrid 7 owes its characteristic driving features to the harmonious symbiosis of the combustion engine and the electric motor providing a smooth and effi cient supply of power at all times.

PTM for excellent traction Intelligent Porsche Traction Management (PTM) offers an ideal combination of very good on - road and offroad driving characteristics, distributing engine power in the standard mode at a 38:62 front - to - rear ratio.

Durability and high performance handling driving tests took place on the famous Nordschleife at the Nürburgring in Germany to refine the all - new Genesis's ride, braking and handling characteristics.

Furthermore, the four - cylinder isn't brilliantly refined either (especially at higher revs), and we don't feel it suits the more relaxed qualities of the Toyota Highlander's driving characteristics — though, to this engine's credit, 20mpg city / 24mpg highway economy figures aren't too bad by class standards.

The electromagnetically controlled valve selects a damping characteristic to match the current driving situation at any given moment.

I am sure that the versatility of this new, fifth generation will prove even more popular with those customers who appreciate the 5 Series Touring's characteristic roomy, variable loading space combined with its distinguished appearance and — of course — its BMW - typical driving dynamics,» says Dr Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management at BMW AG, Sales and Marketing.

Despite its slightly longer proportions the MINI Clubman retains MINI's typical «wheels at the four corners» stance and the car's driving characteristics still offer the legendary go - kart feeling unique to MINI.

Their insights not only resulted in the striking AMG bodystyling but also the performance - oriented lift balance — for agile handling characteristics on country roads and optimum driving stability at high speeds on the motorway.

The gender and age analysis is based on the characteristics of the rated driver, the person assigned to the vehicle for insurance purposes but not necessarily driving at the time of a crash.

Furthermore, adoption of the Integrated Dynamic System, with four driving modes from which the drive can select the most appropriate set of vehicle characteristics depending on the driving environment, makes the all - new NSX a supercar that can be enjoyed in a broader range of environments, from everyday driving to sporty driving at a racing circuit.

Updated Dynamic Drive works to reduce roll at the front and rear axles for dynamic driving characteristics, but supremely comfortable suspension tuning.

At Gunbil German shepherd puppies, we evaluate our puppies with the DRIVE behavior and characteristic profile.

At 18th Street Arts Center, Project X Executive Director and artist Shana Lutker spearheads the team's research and study of key artist - driven exhibitions of the 1990s with the aim of articulating the particular characteristics of «LA artists» in the 90s and now.

Scattering may also drive the distribution over polarizations toward an equilibrium (which would be, at any given frequency and direction, constant over polarizations so long as the real component of the index of refraction is independent of polarization) Interactions wherein photons are scattered by matter with some exchange of energy will eventually redistribute photons toward a Planck - function distribution — a blackbody spectrum — characteristic of some temperature, and because the exchange involves some other type of matter, the photon gas temperature (brightness temperature) will approach the temperature of the material it is interacting with -LRB-?

Since it is nonsensical that the CET would drive the NAP, I was sharing amusement at the confusion of effect and cause so characteristic of Warmists.

4 Issue 4) that «offshore vertical - axis wind turbines offer the potential for a break through in offshore wind energy availability and reduced life cycle costs due to their design characteristics of few moving parts and the sitting of the generator at the base level potentially allowing large - scale direct drive.

She will be speaking at Relativity Fest this week and we discussed the characteristics that distinguish Xact in the marketplace, trends driving the growth of e-discovery, how clients choose between domestic and off - shore review, the importance of Xact's multi-tenant deployment of Relativity, and its new data center in Texas, among other topics.

That means at least part of the negative link between cohabitation and marital outcomes was driven by background characteristics rather than by the effects of cohabitation itself.