If your canine gets easily spooked by the sound of
electric whirring, consider using a pair of dog nail scissors instead.
There was no overboosting or
electric whirring sounds — the steering was responsive and the wheel had a comfortable amount of heft.
When the company was developing an early version of its signature HD Hero camera, Woodman set out to solve the wind - noise problem with the help of Zero bikes, which are nearly silent except for a low
electric whirring.
With the windows down, the engine has an almost
electric whir to it, and lacks the sporty exhaust note that I expected, falling far short of even the VQ's overly - processed growl.
Not exact matches
But a
whirring electric drill in your mouth may not seem so bad once you read about these ancient approaches to dentistry.
By now, we've learned to feather the brake pedal just so, and to savor the sounds the 918 makes under hard braking: first, the high - frequency
whirring of the regenerative
electric motors, followed by the particular grinding of the ceramic brake rotors.
As we head out of the pits there's some
electric whooshing, more
whirring, and whining, forward movement.
Lots of lights illuminate on the dash and you hear the
whirring and whining of
electric motors, but no sounds of internal combustion.
Entry is achieved by pressing a delicate silver spindle that sets
electric motors
whirring to dramatically (all right, slowly) lift the scissor doors.
Lots of lights illuminate on the dash and I hear the
whirring and whining of
electric motors, but there are no sounds of internal combustion.
By now, I've learned to feather the brake pedal just so, and I've come to savor the sounds the 918 makes under hard braking: first, the high - frequency
whirring of the regenerative
electric motors, followed by the particular grinding of the ceramic brake rotors.
30 minutes later, with the car having done nothing but sat parked for those 30 minutes, I tried to start the car to go somewhere, but while the starter motor and fan start fine (so the
electrics seem good still unlike the previous problem), the engine doesn't join in - the starter cranks and makes the normal whup - whup - whup sound, the fan
whirs until I release the ignition, but no gas ignition.
The
whir of the
electric motor is your near - constant companion, however.
The ride quality is solid, its steering firm, the cabin so quiet I couldn't even hear the
whir of the
electric motor.
And let's not forget the cool 5 - piece steel and glass top: Activate the switch between the front seats and an array of
electric motors
whirrs to life, undoing latches and levering panels up and down and back and forth until the roof is folded away into the trunk and Eos, the Greek goddess of the dawn, has risen.
The C - HR is quiet enough to hear the faint
whirr of the
electric motor at times though, which gives a good impression as to the Toyota's refinement.
With the 97bhp and 128 lb ft of torque of the completely re-engineered 1.8 litre petrol engine boosted by the 71bhp permanent magnet synchronous
electric motor, the Prius will whizz and
whirr itself from rest to 62mph in a leisurely 10.6 seconds, even if you switch from eco mode to power mode.
Then, with the
whir of an
electric motor, the seat belts are offered forth to both the driver and front passenger, as an arm pushes the belt forward from where the B pillar would be — just as they are in a Bentley.
Whether in the muffled
whir of hybrid mode or the near silence of all -
electric driving, I was struck by a ride quality that's about as smooth and compliant as a large luxury sedan.
The Prius C is quiet, as you'd expect, at idle and the periodic
whirring and clunking of the
electrics that made this car famous are not off - putting.
When I cranked the wheel around while stopped, a
whirring sound indicating
electric power steering became audible.
When we first pulled the TL SH - AWD out of our parking garage, the steering gave a telltale
whirring sound as we cranked the wheel, indicating an
electric power steering unit.
At low speeds, you can hear the
whir of the
electric motor as you crank the wheel around.
Where Toyota's older generation
electric power - steering systems made a kind of
whirring sound and felt like a rheostat, this Camry's steering offered a good weight and no odd motor sounds.
In other cars, we've heard the
whirr of an
electric motor as we spun the wheel around, noting the electrically driven nature from the wheel's very light feel.
An
electric fan near the front door
whirred.