Sentences with phrase «drove automatic cars»

I told everyone this was because I grew up with parents who only drove automatic cars and so wasn't used to the «sound» and «feel» of gears changing in the car.»

So we can drive an automatic car for years, get back into a manual car and within a few minutes our coordination comes back.

My father bought this car in 2008, it was the first time I drove an automatic car and the driving experience was great.

The student should already know how to drive an automatic car.

Depending on your driving needs, you can find certified Driving School in San Pedro whether you want to take stick shift lessons or driving an automatic car.

The app assumes some familiarity with the basics of driving an automatic car.

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These cars will employ Volvo's «Intellisafe System» that features a variety of safety technologies and automatic protocols that ensure autonomous driving and its occupant's well - being.

It is probably just a matter of time before things like signaling are automatic and you no longer need to multitask driving a car.

At ITS America's 2014 World Congress last week in Detroit, Honda Motor Co. showcased its next generation of ITS technologies, including short - range communication between vehicles and pedestrians» or bicycle riders» cellphones, fully automatic highway driving and V2V «virtual tow» — a blend of connected and automatic car technology that enables a driver to request assistance and then virtually link up with and trail another vehicle.

A new type of driving simulator based on a car modified for virtual training of learner drivers in advance and an automatic feedback is to help meet this demand.

With practice, car driving or cycling becomes very automatic, but there is still some interference.

Once a patient learns how to properly administer HGH injections, like learning how to ride a bike or drive a car, the process becomes easy and automatic.

I was just as enthralled with how the car drove - sure, the VQ is aging without grace, but it's more than happy to dish out considerable power, and the seven - speed automatic is impeccably smooth.

A handful of renegade Acura engineers installed a three - pedal setup into an early production TL (the car is currently available only with an automatic) and begged management to drive it.

The car handles amazing, steering is tight, the suspension is firm but not too firm, is blast to drive with the top off, looks beautiful, yet the automatic is pretty slow off the line

The first of two cars we drove was an automatic - equipped, rear - drive 340i with the standard suspension, brakes, and tires.

The blind - spot window, relocated depending on whether the car is right - or left - hand drive, will reappear, as will the four - speed automatic and the basic exterior theme.

Lastly you can tow a car with an automatic transmission by just putting it in neutral there is risk of transmission damage, I have flat towed cars with automatics distance of 5 + miles and gone on to drive them, transmission damage is a risk not an absolute.

The 5.2 - liter, naturally aspirated gas engine would drive the Asterion's rear wheels via a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission while a pair of electric motors hooked up to a computer - operated torque vectoring system on the front axle would power the hybrid car's front wheels.

Also, if you have an automatic or a four wheel drive variant then make sure the car should be towed at all.

The engine is paired with either a six - speed manual or a six - speed automatic in Quattro models; the front - wheel - drive cars will be available with the continuously variable Multitronic transmission.

With a combined economy rating of 28 mpg for the manual and 30 mpg for the automatic, Subaru says the automatic Impreza is the most fuel - efficient all - wheel - drive car you can buy in the U.S. And that newfound thrift carries benefits into other areas, too — for instance, a smaller gas tank allows a flat load floor in the five - door, which is one of the ways that Subaru increased interior volume while maintaining the same footprint as the 2011 model.

The 3.2 FSI Quattro automatic is the priciest, most potent, and most sophisticated version of the new model range at launch — especially when it is fitted, as was our test car, with high - tech options such as Drive Select, dynamic steering, switchable dampers, lane assist (departure warning), side assist (rearview blind spot detection), adaptive cruise control, adaptive headlights (swiveling xenons), and eighteen - inch wheels shod with 245 / 40 YR -18 Michelin Pilot Sport tires.

I hit the wipers once or twice when I did try to paddle an upshift, but at least this car doesn't have the dumb shift buttons that come as the stock complement to the PDK, which remind you even more insistently that you're driving a car with an automatic transmission.

This is the sort of car that I would love to drive top - down for long distances, although I would probably opt for a naturally aspirated engine and automatic transmission to better match the car's relaxed demeanor.

As in many other cars, these driving modes control the steering, throttle and gearbox (in automatics).

-- Munro Donald on the Kent coachbuilder Maltby's pioneering work on automatic car hoods / A Right Royal Renault — The Editor gets a priviledged drive in a limousine once owned by King Edward VII / Way Down In Dixie — Michael Wortington - Williams goes stateside in search of the Dixie Flyer.

Mazda 323 Lantis (2000) automatic transmission, shows flashing HOLD light during drive, the car feels jumpy / shaky when shifting from Park to Reverse to Ddrive, the car feels jumpy / shaky when shifting from Park to Reverse to DriveDrive.

There was, however, one feature that the Discovery Sport mastered better than any other car I've ever driven: the automatic windshield wipers.

I drove this car just a week or so after driving the 2.5 - liter Mazda 3, and while I don't find it quite as engaging (due most likely to the fact that the 2.0 - liter is mated to an automatic rather than a manual), it's still a pretty fun car to drive.

I drove a car equipped with the default transmission, the excellent ZF eight - speed automatic.

The 2015 Infiniti Q70 emerges from its update with new styling and a slightly modified suspension, but the car's 330 - hp, 3.5 - liter V - 6 and beefy 420 - hp, 5.6 - liter V - 8 stick around, both mated to a seven - speed automatic transmission and available all - wheel drive.

To the delight of sports - car purists, the 2016 BMW M2 will likely be rear - wheel drive only, although it will offer a choice of either a six - speed manual or seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission.

Many first drive programs offer the opportunity to switch cars halfway along the route, say from a stick - shift midgrade / cloth - seat LT with the RS package to an automatic transmission - equipped Premier with the Z - link (a.k.a. Watts link) rear suspension.

One no - no she cites is to show how automatic emergency - braking works by putting customers driving a demo car in a tight traffic spot and telling them, «Don't brake.»

With the standard - issue push - me - pull - me lozenges on the steering wheel, both of which do the same thing, it essentially sends out the message that this car was specced to be driven around as an automatic.

Whereas rear - drive cars offer a six - speed manual or an eight - speed automatic, the xDrive versions will be available only with an automatic transmission transmission.

We're driving the same roads in a CTS with the 321 - hp, normally aspirated 3.6 - liter V - 6, eight - speed Aisin automatic transmission, optional Magnetic Ride Control suspension, standard Brembo brakes, and optional 19 - inch tires, which is the car that most people will buy.

For clarity, we focused only on car - like automatic all - wheel - drive systems, skipping pickup trucks and other SUVs that are usually rear - drive until the driver manually selects four - wheel - drive (things like the Jeep Wrangler and Toyota Tacoma, for instance).

But the 228i is still down 80 hp from the M235i, and this example was saddled with the extra weight of all - wheel drive, an automatic transmission, and plenty of other luxury features that our stripped - out Four Seasons car does without.

The car we drove came with an eight - speed automatic transmission ($ 1,725), part of a small number of options that included the slick carbon - fiber exterior ($ 2,995) and interior ($ 995) packages.

We also saved the Lusso for this portion of the drive because all these test cars were equipped with the optional ($ 1,350) Aisin - supplied six - speed automatic.

But it's not all been about Frankfurt, because we've also been driving Vauxhall's automatic VXR8 GTS and the fastest ever production Skoda, and we've even pitted two of Japan's best sports cars against each other head - to - head.

Comfortable and stylish interior and exterior (M - Sport Package) Beautiful interior (Ivory White leather with patterned aluminum and matte blue trim) Excellent performance - the car is always in the right gear and I don't have to use the paddle shifters (Twin Scroll turbo, 240 Hp, 255 ft lbs, 8 speed automatic) Practical - four doors with a hatch After owning BMW's for over 20 years, this car is truly the Ultimate Driving Machine!

As an everyday car capable of reality - bending performance, the two 2012 911 Carrera S models we drove (one with a manual transmission, one with a PDK dual - clutch automatic) easily trump the previous 911.

Every automatic transmission car I've driven (not sure if all do this) allow you to shift from Reverse to Neutral and from Neutral to Drive (and therefore Reverse all the way to Drive) without pressing the brake or hitting the little shift lock on the gear selector.

To the same effect on an automatic, I could put my»97 automatic Saturn in 2 (if I wanted to drive a poor - person car).

The car has front - wheel drive and is offered with a choice of a manual or automatic transmission.

Both cars use a ZF 8 - speed automatic (the Bimmer offers an optional 6 - speed manual, which Jaguar only offers in the four - cylinder XE) and both are available with all - wheel drive (my XE test car was a rear - driver).

The six - speed automatic is pretty smooth on the upshift, but I sensed some lash — basically some slack — in the drivetrain in the first car I drove.